A Handbook of International Trade in Services
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 22 November 2007
- ISBN 9780199235216
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages680 pages
- Size 252x196x39 mm
- Weight 1460 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 61 tables and 43 figures 0
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Short description:
A Handbook of International Trade in Services provides a comprehensive introduction to the key issues in trade and liberalization of services. Providing a useful overview of the players involved, the barriers to trade, and case studies in a number of service industries, this is a must have for policymakers and students interested in trade.
MoreLong description:
International trade and investment in services are an increasingly important part of global commerce. Advances in information and telecommunication technologies have expanded the scope of services that can be traded cross-border. Many countries now allow foreign investment in newly privatized and competitive markets for key infrastructure services, such as energy, telecommunications, and transport. More and more people are travelling abroad to consume tourism, education, and medical services, and to supply services ranging from construction to software development. In fact, services are the fastest growing components of the global economy, and trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) in services have grown faster than in goods over the past decade and a half.
International transactions, however, continue to be impeded by policy barriers, especially to foreign investment and the movement of service-providing individuals. Developing countries in particular are likely to benefit significantly from further domestic liberalization and the elimination of barriers to their exports. In many instances, income gains from a reduction in protection to services may be far greater than from trade liberalization in goods.
In light of the increasing importance of international trade in services and the inclusion of services issues on the agendas of the multilateral, regional and bilateral trade negotiations, there is an obvious need to understand the economic implications of services trade and liberalization. A Handbook of International Trade in Services provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject, making it an essential reference for trade officials, policy advisors, analysts, academics, and students. Beginning with an overview on the key issues in trade in services and discussion of the GATS, the book then looks at trade negotiations in the service sector, the barriers to trade in services, and concludes by looking at a number of specific service sectors, such as financial services, e-commerce, health services, and the temporary movement of workers.
Table of Contents:
Part I. The Framework of Trade in Services
Overview
The GATS
The Basic Economics of Services Trade
Part II. Analyzing Trade in Services
Measuring Trade in Services
Empirical Analysis of Barriers to International Services Transactions and the Consequences of Liberalization
Regionalism in Services Trade
Part III. Sectoral and Modal Analysis
Financial Services and International Trade Agreements: The Development Dimension
Trade in Infrastructure Services: A Conceptual Framework
Transport Services
Trade in Telecommunications Services
Trade in Health Services and the GATS
E-Commerce Regulation: New Game, New Rules?
The Temporary Movement of Workers to Provide Services (GATS Mode 4)
Appendix. A Guide to Services Negotiations
