This book reviews how China's accession to the WTO has impacted upon its education, environment, economic and social outcomes in recent years. It has been argued that China's rapid growth in output and exports and subsequent accession to WTO has significantly increased income and therefore the well-being of the Chinese population. However, doubts are now being raised that higher income is generated at the cost of deteriorating environmental and social standards which has increasingly affected the health of the Chinese people, especially those who live in major industrial cities. Also, there is a widespread perception that its accession to WTO has significantly increased social shocks, especially among the farming community, and contributed to poor health outcomes among the rural population. These issues are critically analysed in this book by experienced academics from China and Australia.

Author Biography

Editors of this volume are senior academics from Charles Sturt University, Australia. Dr Parikshit Basu is an experienced researcher in applied economics and finance. He has special interest in China and completed a number of research projects on China's business relationship with Australia. In addition, his research areas include financial globalisation, capital markets in emerging economies, and regional labour market. He has edited two books and has extensive publications in international journals. Dr Yapa Bandara is an economist who has researched on a wide range of economic issues in China, Sri Lanka and Australia.