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The Influence of China's Entry into the WTO on its Education System
Author(s) -
DING XIAOHAO,
YUE CHANGJUN,
SUN YUZE
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
european journal of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1465-3435
pISSN - 0141-8211
DOI - 10.1111/j.1465-3435.2008.01367.x
Subject(s) - china , business , private education , higher education , international trade , economic growth , economics , political science , law
The entry of China in the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 holds a number of promises for educational services. The purpose of this article is to explore both the direct and the indirect influence of China's entry into WTO on its education system. The direct influence mainly refers to the increase in the demand for education overseas and in the number of foreign students studying in China, the cooperation between China and educational institutions overseas, and China's administrative and legal frameworks for education. As to the indirect influence, the article focuses on the impact of economic growth on public and private expenditure on education, of income growth on demand for education and of changes in industrial structure on educational output. On this basis, the article examines the challenges that China's education system will face following its entry into the WTO.