Tiger by the tail : China and the World Trade Organization / Mark A. Groombridge and Claude E. Barfield.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The End of Stalemate? -- The Argument -- Plan of the Book -- Major Negotiating Issues -- China Enters the World Market -- The U.S. Policy Response: The Trade Deficit Scapegoat -- A History of the Chinese GATT and WTO Negotiating Process -- The GATT Membership Process -- Broader Issues -- Specific Negotiating Issues -- Concluding Remarks on Sectoral Negotiations -- Nonmarket Economies and the WTO -- A Historical Perspective -- Contingency Protection and Chinese Accession -- Antidumping: The Advance and Retreat of Bubbles of Capitalism -- Lessons for China and the Accession Process -- Safeguards -- The Relation of Safeguards to Antidumping -- Alternative Proposals -- Authors' Recommendations -- Transparency and Due Process -- Why Transparency Matters More Today -- Obstacles in the Chinese Legal and Administrative Systems -- Transparency and the Accession Protocol -- Administration Litigation and Judicial Review -- Suggested Revisions in the Draft Accession Protocol -- Administrative Procedures: How Much Detail? -- A Note on Competition Policy and Private Restraints of Trade -- A Proposed Review Mechanism for Transition Economies -- TPRM as It Stands Now -- Proposals for Combining Nonmarket Economies and the TPRM.