Trade in services
- Privatisation of essential services: marginalising strategy or crucial for market efficiency?
- Since 1980, there has been increasing pressure from donors and the International Finance Institutions - chiefly the IMF and World Bank - for governments to privatise and decentralise state-run functions. The arguments are largely polarised between those who view water as a public good and see its privatisation as inevitably resulting in reduced access for poor and vulnerable people. At the other end of the spectrum are those who promote the market benefits of water liberalisation, seeing the industry as a site for economic growth, leading to employment and improved health and technology. Here we present papers from various institutions whose positions fall differently along this spectrum.
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- Barriers to trade in higher education services in Asia-Pacific countries
- ( A. Raychaudhuri;P. De / United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific , 2007)
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Discusses prominent examples of trade in education services from across developing countries Asia and Pacific Region and measures selected barriers through panel data modelling (PDM) analysis....
- Negotiator's guide to trade in services
- ( South Centre , 2007)
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African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries are in the midst of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) negotiations with the European Union (EU). Trade in services is renowned as one of the most ...
- What is the impact of trade rules on education?
- ( N.V. Varghese / International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO , 2007)
- This paper analyses the implications of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) on education systems in developing countries such as Vietnam. It discusses mechanisms for regulating cross-bor...
- Cost and benefits of proposed FTA
- ( Third World Network , 2007)
- It is generally recognised that bilateral agreements, especially between a developing and a developed country, are not the best option and that multilateral negotiations and agreements are preferable....
- India’s economy goes with the flow
- ( C. Veeramani / Economic and Political Weekly, India , 2007)
- What role have liberalisation policies had on India’s exports growth? This paper examines the response of the country’s exports to reforms in domestic policy and changes in world demand. I...
- Negotiating Economic Partnership Agreements in the African Caribbean and Pacific countries
- ( South Centre , 2007)
- This policy brief reviews the ongoing Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations. It focuses on some of the Trade-Related Aspect of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) implications of EPAs and...
- Making use of the flexibility that exists under GATS
- ( South Centre , 2007)
- Developing countries should be aware of the implications of the WTO dispute settlement reports as they continue participating in WTO negotiations. One report is on gambling in the US and one is on tel...
- The role of business services as drivers in the global economy
- ( M. Lesher; H Nordås / OECD Development Centre , 2006)
- This study documents the relative importance of business services in OECD and select non-OECD economies and their contribution to other industries’ costs, particularly manufacturing. The study reinfor...
- The Indian perspective on GATS negotiations
- ( K. Das / Centre for Trade and Development , 2006)
- In the recent past trade in services has emerged as one of the most contentious areas of the multilateral trade negotiations under the ambit of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This paper examines ...
- Have corporate interests hijacked the EU agenda on trade at the WTO?
- ( M. Vander Stichele; K. Bizzarri; L. Plank / Seattle to Brussels Network , 2006)
- A strategy of aggressive lobbying, this paper claims, is affording transnational corporations undue influence over the European Union’s trade agenda. Drawing from the EU’s own Sustainability Impact As...
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