The Social Economic and Environmental Impacts of Trade Liberalization on Agriculture - Taking Jiangsu province as an example

Abstract

As China moves towards membership in the WTO, and therefore it becomes subject to the Agreement of Agriculture, the Chinese economy in general and the agricultural sector in particular would face with significant adjustment. <br><br> This paper aims to assess the social economic and environmental impacts of China's potential trade liberalisation in agriculture especially in view of China's expected imminent entry into the WTO. This study will analyse the impact of China's accession to the WTO on agriculture, through economic modelling, scenario analysis and integrated assessment, to find the social economic and environmental impacts of large agricultural imports.