Kina kao član Svjetske trgovinske organizacije: branitelj globalnog trgovinskog poretka ili švercer

master's thesis

• Title (english): China's Membership in the WTO: Defender of the Global Trade Order or Free Rider
• Author: Dorotea Lavrenčak
• Mentor: Kristijan Kotarski (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2018-09-27, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science

Abstract

Ovaj rad bavi se ekonomskim razvojem Kine promatranim u razdoblju od postmaoističke ere do danas. Najvažnija prekretnica u razvoju dogodila se 2001. godine nakon 15 godina pristupnih pregovora ulaskom u Svjetsku trgovinsku organizaciju. Do tada, Kina je brzo napredovala radi interesa zapadnih država koje su vidjele potencijal u kineskom tržištu te su premiještale svoju proizvodnju u Kinu radi što manjih troškova. Velik broj izravnih stranih ulaganja te pomoć državne vlasti bili su osnovni pokretači kineskog razvoja sve do ulaska u WTO. Teza ovoga rada jest da Kina nije branitelj globalnog trgovinskog poretka već se šverca uz pomoć povlastica koje je dobila članstvima u raznim organizacijama, pa tako i WTO-u. Potvrđene su hipoteze kako je Kina nakon ulaska u WTO značajno unaprijedila svoje ekonomske interese te kako i dalje koristi velik broj protekcionističkih alata u svrhu zaštite svojih interesa. Protekcionističke mjere su se nastavile, a svaka rupa u zakonskim regulativama dobro je iskorištena za izvlačenje profita. Velik problem SAD i EU imaju sa zaštitom intelektualnog vlasništva jer Kina često iskorištava prednost domaćeg terena te zahtijeva transfer znanja, što drugima koji ondje pokreću svoje poslovanje nije najisplativija opcija. Specifičan tip državnog uređenja i spremnost vlasti da intervenira u ekonomiju i dalje su oslonac kineskog gospodarstva, a na pomolu su i nove strategije koje najavljuju ambiciozne interese Kine u budućnosti.

Abstract (english)

The topic of this graduate thesis is China's development from the postmaoist period until today. The most important milestone has happened in 2001, after 15 years of negotitations, when China entered World Trade Organization. Until then, China was progressing really fast thanks to the interest of Western countries which saw the potential in chinese market and then they startet to allocate their production in the for lower production costs. Great number of foreign direct investments and help from the state were the main impellers of chinese growth until the entry to WTO. My thesis in this paper is that China is not the defender of global trade order but a free rider using the perks it got by being a member of different international organizations. Protectionist measures continued, and every loophole in legislation was used to get profit. Hypotheses that China has been using the membership in the WTO for economic growth and her own interests and that is still using a great number of protectionist measures for its own protection, have been confirmed in this paper. USA and EU have a big problem with protection of intellectual property because China is using the advantage of domestic terrain and demands knowledge transfers, which is not a good option for those willing to invest there and start their bussines ventures. China has specific type of polity and the government is ready for direct intervention in economy any time necessary so that is still the backbone of chinese economy, and around the corner, there are some new strategies which are announcing ambicious interest of China in the near future.

• Keywords: Kina; WTO; ekonomski razvoj; izravna strana ulaganja; švercer; protekcionističke mjere; pravo na intelektualno vlasništvo
• Keywords (english): China; WTO; economic development; foreign direct investment; free rider; protecionist measures; right to intellectual property
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:387358
• Study programme: Title: Political Science; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra politologije (magistar/magistra politologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Closed access
• Created on: 2018-10-10 08:48:31