Reforming WTO Rules on State-Owned Enterprises : In the Context of SOEs Receiving Various Advantages / by Yingying Wu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wu, Yingying., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict of laws.

International law.

Trade.

Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law .

International Economic Law, Trade Law.

Local Subjects:

Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law .

International Economic Law, Trade Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXII, 265 p. 3 illus.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2019.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.

Summary:

This book argues that the trade-distorting effects of advantages associated with SOEs are more severe from an economic perspective, and the behavior of SOEs after receiving advantages is of more concern, compared to private-owned enterprises (POEs). The premise is that the existence of SOEs per se is not the essential problem; rather, the underlying problems are (i) the disproportionate granting of advantages to SOEs (compared to POEs) and (ii) the behavior of SOEs once they receive advantages. The book offers a systematic analysis focusing on the various advantages granted to SOEs and their subsequent behavior. Its detailed analysis reveals the inadequacy of current WTO rules and is complemented by a number of concrete proposals.

Contents:

Introduction

The Global Presence of SOEs and Their Receipts of Advantages

The Extent, Nature, and Effect of Advantages Granted to Chinese SOEs

The Existing WTO Rules Addressing the Problems and Their Weaknesses

Proposals to the WTO Rules to Address the Problem

General Assessments of the Proposals Within the WTO Framework

Conclusion

Bibliography.

ISBN:

981-13-3561-3