Challenge the WTO: Rebuilding the Competitiveness of Chinese Industries

Author: Zhang Wenzhong
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: As China's entry into the WTO draws near, how Chinese industries can respond to the opportunities and challenges brought by the WTO has become an urgent issue. Guided by the latest international theories, this book conducts an in-depth study of the current state of Chinese industries, systematically analyzes and elaborates on the development trends and competitiveness of major industries in China, the potential gains and losses of China's major industries joining the WTO, the environmental conditions required for enhancing industrial competitiveness, the problems and countermeasures China's industrial competitiveness faces, and introduces some successful experiences of foreign industries. With insightful perspectives and strong practicality, the book offers valuable reference for cultivating and improving China's industrial competitiveness and related research. It is suitable for government officials, managers at all levels of enterprises, technical personnel, researchers in related fields, MBA students and teachers, as well as readers with senior high school education or above who are interested in the subject.
Chapter 1: Pressures Facing the Enhancement of Industrial Competitiveness
Section 1.1 Underdeveloped Industrial Structure, Poor Operational Efficiency of Enterprises
Section 1.2 The Impact of Joining the WTO on Chinese Industries Cannot Be Ignored
Section 1.3 Multinational Corporations Are Devouring the National Industry
Chapter 2: Theoretical Foundations of Industrial Competitiveness
Section 2.1 Classical Trade Theory and Industrial Competitiveness
Section 2.2 Porter's Theory and Industrial Competitiveness
Section 2.3 Krugman's New Trade Theory and Industrial Competitiveness
Chapter 3: Environmental Conditions for Cultivating Industrial Competitiveness
Section 3.1 Policy Environment and Industrial Competitiveness
Section 3.2 Market Environment and Industrial Competitiveness
Section 3.3 Social Environment and Industrial Competitiveness
Chapter 4: Industrial Structure and Industrial Competitiveness
Section 4.1 The Basic Connotation and Evolution Patterns of Industrial Structure
Section 4.2 Industrial Structure and Industrial Competitiveness
Section 4.3 Accelerating Industrial Structure Upgrading to Enhance China's Industrial Competitiveness
Chapter 5: Technological Innovation and Industrial Competitiveness
Section 5.1 Basic Theories of Technological Innovation
Section 5.2 Technological Innovation and the Enhancement of Industrial Competitiveness
Section 5.3 Main Problems in China's Technological Innovation
Section 5.4 Basic Measures to Improve China's Technological Innovation Capability
Chapter 6: Development Trends and Competitiveness of Major Industries
Section 6.1 Development Status and Competitiveness of the Textile Industry
Section 6.2 Development Status and Competitiveness of the Iron and Steel Industry
Section 6.3 Development Status and Competitiveness of the Automotive Industry
Section 6.4 Development Status and Competitiveness of the Home Appliance Industry
Section 6.5 Development Status and Competitiveness of the Petrochemical Industry
Section 6.6 Development Status and Competitiveness of the Electronic Information Industry
Section 6.7 Development Status and Competitiveness of the Environmental Protection Industry
Chapter 7: Joining the WTO and Industrial Competitiveness in China
Section 7.1 Evaluation of the Gains and Losses of China Joining the WTO
Section 7.2 The Role of Joining the WTO in Enhancing China's Agricultural Competitiveness
Section 7.3 Analysis of the Gains and Losses of Joining the WTO in Enhancing the Competitiveness of the Secondary Industry
Section 7.4 The Impact of Joining the WTO on the Tertiary Industry
Chapter 8: National Macro Policies and the Enhancement of Industrial Competitiveness
Section 8.1 Japan's Governmental Experience in Cultivating Domestic Industrial Competitiveness
Section 8.2 Policy Support for Enhancing China's Industrial Competitiveness
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