Trade in services in South Asia : opportunities and risks of liberalization / edited by Saman Kelegama.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kelegama, Saman.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Free trade--South Asia--Congresses.

Free trade.

South Asia.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xvii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : SAGE ; Colombo : Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 2009.

Summary:

This collection of essays explores the opportunities and risks of the liberalization of trade in services in South Asia. It offers an overview of the entire region on market access and regulatory issues as defined by the GATS framework of the WTO and exposes areas for regional and bilateral liberalization. It provides policy makers and other stakeholders in the region with better comprehension of the problems pertaining to these, and consequently, shows them a clearer vision of how to overcome them.

The compilation provides insight into the offensive and defensive interests in trade in services of the whole region. The essays survey the formidable challenges that South Asia faces-cost implications, "policy space" restrictions, stakeholder managing-while trying to comply with the GATS regulations on the one hand, and the often inadequate legal provisions and regulatory structures of the individual countries, on the other. It will hold great value for students, researchers, and faculty working in the fields of Economics and Development Studies and South Asia Studies, besides being a useful resource for policy makers.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Opportunities and Risks of Liberalizing Trade in Services / Saman Kelegama 1

2 India / Rupa Chanda 23

3 Pakistan / Fasih Uddin 69

4 Sri Lanka / Deshal De Mel 94

5 Bangladesh / Ananya Raihan 119

6 Nepal / Navin Dahal 166

7 Maldives / Janaka Wijayasiri, Jagath Dissanayake 194

8 Bhutan / Pema R. Rinchen 217

9 Liberalizing Trade in Services: A South Asian Perspective / Rashmi Banga 225

10 Domestic Regulation in GATS and South Asia: Integrating the Domestic Reform Agenda with GATS Disciplines / Parashar Kulkarni 259.

Notes:

"Revised papers that were presented at an International Conference on 'Trade in services in South Asia: opportunities and risks in liberalization' organized by the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Colombo, during April 4-5, 2007"--Acknowledgements.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9788178299372

8178299372

OCLC:

310715470