After Joining the WTO, Discussing Government Reform Again

Author: Ruan Chengfa
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book is a valuable new achievement in the field of political science research in China.
(1) Novel Perspective, Pioneering Innovation: China's entry into the WTO is a globally significant event and has naturally become a research hotspot in China's theoretical circles. However, from the publications of books on the WTO in recent years, most of the research has focused on economics and law, while studies from a political science perspective, especially those exploring the correlation between WTO entry and the transformation of Chinese government functions and institutional innovation, remain scarce. Although the research in this book is preliminary, it has pioneered the study of this cutting-edge political science topic and played a role in filling the gap.
(2) Close to Chinese Reality, Providing Practical Strategies: For example, in Chapter 6, the book proposes seven relevant countermeasures in line with WTO requirements:
1. Adapt to WTO requirements and accelerate the transformation of government functions;
2. Comprehensively deepen the reform system to fundamentally align with the WTO;
3. Embrace the trend of trade liberalization and vigorously develop an open economy;
4. Adjust and optimize the economic structure to comprehensively enhance China's international competitiveness.
5. Promote agricultural industrialization to ensure China's national food security;
6. Achieve effective government management of society to maintain political, economic, and social stability and coordinated development;
7. Fully leverage the WTO platform and use it actively for China's benefit.
These practical countermeasures, reflecting China's reality, are highly targeted and valuable. They demonstrate the author's strong sense of historical responsibility.
(3) Addressing Reality, Proposing Conceptions for Reforming and Improving the Chinese Government System: China's entry into the WTO means committing to following WTO rules, which will undoubtedly bring significant impacts and challenges to governments at all levels in China, requiring the transformation of government functions, working methods, and work styles, as well as improving government management. Starting from this point, Chapter 7 of the book explores the construction of a modernized government system adapted to WTO requirements, proposing a framework for the modernization of administrative concepts, the legalization of administrative management, the scientificization of administrative decision-making, the rationalization of organizational structures, the openness of government affairs, the efficiency of government operations, the informatization of management tools, the professionalism of government personnel, and the integrity of the government image. This is the intellectual light shining through the book, holding significant academic and practical value.