International Trade in Services : New Trends and Opportunities for Developing Countries

International trade in services also provides an assessment of how policy makers can further bolster their service industries by leveraging the changes prompted by technological advancements. The book provides policy recommendations that include the reduction of barriers to services trade across all sectors and the promotion of health- and environment-related development policies that should be promoted in parallel with a burgeoning services market. The first recommendation is considered the most important, because it focuses on the need to ensure trade openness, which helps ensure the access to services and promotes the quality of services provision through foreign and domestic competition. Moreover, the issue of temporary movement of labor is another focus of this book, given that it is one of the most important means of service exports for developing countries. This is an issue that is considered technically complex and politically sensitive because of its political and security implications. The book examines mechanisms that have been used by various countries to liberalize the temporary movement of persons and concludes that regardless of the negotiating forum- multilateral, regional, or bilateral-the policy making results on temporary movement of labor are, so far, modest and limited to a small range of categories. However, it proposes alternative ways to move forward that require further analysis by countries and relevant international organizations, including the World Bank.

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Main Authors:	Cattaneo, Olivier, Engman, Michael, Sáez, Sebastián, Stern, Robert M.
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2010
Subjects:	ABUSE, ACCOUNTING, ADVERSE EFFECTS, ADVERSE SELECTION, ASSETS, AUDITORS, AUDITS, BANK MANAGEMENT, BANKING SERVICES, BEST PRACTICE, BEST PRACTICES, BINDING CONSTRAINTS, BONDS, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS PRACTICES, BUSINESS RISK, BUSINESS SERVICES, CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS, CAPITAL MOBILITY, CARTELS, COMMERCIAL PRESENCE, COMMERCIAL SERVICES, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, COMPETITION PRINCIPLES, COMPLAINT, COMPLETE LIBERALIZATION, CONFIDENCE, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, CONNECTIVITY, CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, CONSUMER CHOICE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, CONSUMPTION ABROAD, COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE, COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER, CORRUPTION, COST STRUCTURE, CROSS-BORDER TRADE, DECISION MAKING, DEPOSIT, DEREGULATION, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRY, DIRECT INVESTMENT, DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, DOMESTIC COMPETITION, DOMESTIC ECONOMY, DOMESTIC MARKET, DOMESTIC PROVIDERS, DOMESTIC REGULATION, DOMESTIC REGULATIONS, DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS, DOMESTIC SUPPLY, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC POINT OF VIEW, ECONOMICS, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS, ENGINEERING SERVICES, ENHANCED COMPETITION, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, FAMILIES, FINANCIAL FLOWS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL SERVICE, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL STABILITY, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FOREIGN AFFILIATES, FOREIGN CAPITAL, FOREIGN COMPANIES, FOREIGN COMPANY, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FOREIGN MARKET, FOREIGN MARKETS, FOREIGN OWNERSHIP, FOREIGN PARTICIPATION, FOREIGN PROFESSIONALS, FOREIGN PROVIDERS, FOREIGN SUPPLIERS, FRAUD, FREE TRADE, FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, GATS, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH SERVICES, HOME COUNTRIES, HUMAN CAPITAL, IMPROVED MARKET ACCESS, INCOME, INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INITIATIVE, INTANGIBLE, INTANGIBLE ASSETS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES, INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS, JUSTICE, LABOR COSTS, LABOR FORCE, LAWYERS, LIABILITY, LOCAL BANK, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MARKET ACCESS, MARKET ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, MARKET FAILURES, MARKET LIBERALIZATION, MARKET SHARE, MARKET STRUCTURE, MARKETING, MEDIA, MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MODES OF SUPPLY, MORAL HAZARD, MOVEMENT OF NATURAL PERSONS, MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM, MULTINATIONAL, NATIONAL TREATMENT, NATURAL MONOPOLIES, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES, NEW MARKETS, NURSES, NURSING, OUTSOURCING, PATIENT, PATIENTS, PHYSICIANS, POLICY MAKERS, PREFERENTIAL, PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT, PRESENCE OF NATURAL PERSONS, PRIVACY, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PROCUREMENT, PRODUCERS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PROVISION OF SERVICES, PUBLIC GOOD, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC POLICY, QUALITY STANDARDS, RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS, REGIONAL TRADE, REGULATORS, REGULATORY AUTHORITY, REGULATORY BARRIERS, REMEDY, RETAIL SERVICES, SERVICE ACTIVITIES, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVIDER, SERVICE QUALITY, SERVICE SECTOR, SERVICE SECTORS, SERVICE SUPPLIER, SERVICE SUPPLIERS, SERVICE SUPPLY, SERVICE TRANSACTIONS, SERVICES LIBERALIZATION, SERVICES RESTRICTIONS, SERVICES SECTOR, SERVICES SECTORS, SERVICES SUPPLIER, SERVICES TRADE, SERVICES TRANSACTIONS, SKILLED LABOR, SKILLED WORKERS, SOCIAL OBJECTIVES, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOLICITATION, SURGERY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TAX, TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS, TRADE RESTRICTIONS, TRADING PARTNERS, TRADING SERVICES, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT SECTORS, TRANSPORT SERVICES, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNIVERSAL ACCESS, URBANIZATION, WELFARE GAINS, WORKERS, WORLD ECONOMY, WORLD TRADE, WTO,
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