A handbook of international trade in services / edited by Aaditya Mattoo, Robert M. Stern, and Gianni Zanini.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mattoo, Aaditya.

Stern, Robert M. (Robert Mitchell), 1927-2015.

Zanini, Gianni, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Service industries.

International trade.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 650 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Summary:

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 one of 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.

Contents:

Part I The Framework of Trade in Services

2 The GATS / Rudolf Adlung, Aditya Mattoo 48

3 The Basic Economics of Services Trade / Brian Copeland, Aaditya Mattoo 84

Part II Analyzing Trade in Services

4 Measuring Trade in Services / Andreas Maurer, Yann Marcus, Joscelyn Magdeleine, Barbara d'Andrea 133

5 Empirical Analysis of Barriers to International Services Transactions and the Consequences of Liberalization / Alan V. Deardorff, Robert M. Stern 169

6 Regionalism in Services Trade / Aaditya Mattoo, Pierre Sauve 221

Part III Sectoral and Modal Analysis

7 Financial Services and International Trade Agreements: The Development Dimension / Wendy Dobson 289

8 Trade in Infrastructure Services: A Conceptual Framework / Philippa Dee, Christopher Findlay 338

9 Transport Services / Christopher Findlay 356

10 Trade in Services Telecommunications / Peter F. Cowhey, Jonathan D. Aronson 389

11 Trade in Health Services and the GATS / Richard Smith, Chantal Blouin, Nick Drager, David P. Fidler 437

12 E-Commerce Regulation: New Game, New Rules? / Carlos A. Primo Braga 459

13 The Temporary Movement of Workers to Provide Services (GATS Mode 4) / L. Alan Winters 480

Appendix A Guide to Services Negotiations / Geza Feketekuty 542.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

019923521X

9780199235216

0199235228

9780199235223

OCLC:

173498612