within and outside the province of entry, as well as production and trade costs. The results indicate that market and … entry matters more than access to the rest of China, which is consistent with market fragmentation due to underdeveloped … transport infrastructure and informal trade barriers. "--World Bank web site …

China's progress in poverty reduction over the last 25 years is enviable. One cannot fail to be impressed by what this … stage of development than it was at the dawn of the economic reforms at the beginning of the 1980s. China's poverty … most recent official estimate of rural poverty in China for 2007 puts the number of poor at 14.79 million, or less than 2 …

China's progress in poverty reduction over the last 25 years is enviable. One cannot fail to be impressed by what this … stage of development than it was at the dawn of the economic reforms at the beginning of the 1980s. China's poverty … most recent official estimate of rural poverty in China for 2007 puts the number of poor at 14.79 million, or less than 2 …

China's progress in poverty reduction over the last 25 years is enviable. One cannot fail to be impressed by what this … stage of development than it was at the dawn of the economic reforms at the beginning of the 1980s. China's poverty … most recent official estimate of rural poverty in China for 2007 puts the number of poor at 14.79 million, or less than 2 …

modeling of the impacts of specific trade reforms. The author presents case studies for China and Morocco. Both the macro and …"There has been much debate about how much poor people in developing countries gain from trade openness, as one aspect … lens indicates considerable heterogeneity in the welfare impacts of trade openness, with both gainers and losers among the …

accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001. The accession greatly accelerated China's domestic reforms. By the end … second generation trade issues and their development impact on China by presenting lessons from other countries and policy … options. Trade is a strategic area in which the World Bank has been working closely with China with the aim to promote the …