Service Sector Reforms: Asia-Pacific Perspectives

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sauvé, Pierre, 1959-

Pasadilla, Gloria.

Mikić, Mia.

United Nations, Content Provider.

United Nations, Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia.

Pacific Area.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] United Nations Publications 2012

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book, edited by Pierre Sauvé, Gloria Pasadilla, and Mia Mikic, examines service sector reforms in the Asia-Pacific region, emphasizing their role in fostering inclusive and sustainable economic growth. It explores the impact of services trade reforms on human development, wage inequality, and economic resilience, particularly in the face of external shocks. Contributions from researchers and policymakers delve into measurement challenges, sectoral deregulation, and national reforms, highlighting the importance of services in reducing production costs, enhancing competitiveness, and improving access to essential services such as education, health, and finance. The book is intended for policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders interested in economic development and services regulation, providing insights into the interplay between services trade and equitable growth. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Harnessing services trade reform for inclusive growth: lessons from the 1980s vs. the 2000s / Bernard Hoekman

Trade in services and human development: a first look at the links / Ben Shepherd, Gloria Pasadilla

A comparison of the industrialization paths for Asian services outsourcing industries, and implications for poverty alleviation / F. Ted Tschang

Access through presence: Australian perspectives on measuring Mode 3 trade / Jane Drake-Brockman

Measuring trade in services in Mode 4 / Andreas Maurer, Joscelyn Magdeleine

Measuring barriers to trade and investment in services / Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås

Exploring access and equity issues in private higher education institutions: insights from Malaysia / Tham Siew Yean

Services liberalization and wage inequality in the Philippines / Glenita Amoranto, Douglas H. Brooks, Natalie Chun

Economy-wide impacts of liberalization in the Vietnamese banking sector / Huong Dinh.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

9789210552875

9210552873

OCLC:

1409696994