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International Trade in Health Services and the GATS : Current Issues and Debates

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  • Chantal Blouin
  • Nick Drager
  • Richard Smith

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Health ministries around the world face a new challenge: to assess the risks and respond to the opportunities of the increasing openness in health services under the World Trade Organization's (WTO) General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). This publication addresses this challenge head-on by providing analytical tools to policymakers in health and trade ministries alike who are involved in the liberalization agenda and, specifically, in the GATS negotiations. This book informs and assists policymakers in formulating trade policy and negotiating internationally. There is ongoing and animated international debate about the impact of GATS on public services in general and health in particular. In response, the book offers different perspectives from more than 15 leading experts. Some of the authors stress opportunities linked to trade in health services, others focus more on the risks. The book offers: Detailed legal analysis of the impact of the agreement on health policy; an overview of trade commitments in health-related services; new empirical evidence from nine country studies; and a simple 10-step explanation on how to deal with GATS negotiations.

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  • Chantal Blouin & Nick Drager & Richard Smith, 2006. "International Trade in Health Services and the GATS : Current Issues and Debates," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 7402, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:wbpubs:7402
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    1. Waeger, Patricia, 2007. "Trade in health services: an analytical framework," Kiel Advanced Studies Working Papers 441, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
    2. Jacek Klich, 2008. "Globalizacja usług zdrowotnych," Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, issue 4, pages 21-40.
    3. Ann Issac & Nirmalya Syam, 2010. "Migration of Health Care Professionals from India: A Case Study of Nurses," Working Papers id:2403, eSocialSciences.
    4. Shahnawaz Sheikh, 2016. "Few and Far Between: Some Explanations of Health Provisions in Trade Agreements," Journal of Globalization and Development, De Gruyter, vol. 7(2), pages 1-10, December.
    5. Sebastián Sáez, 2010. "Trade in Services Negotiations : A Guide for Developing Countries," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 2481, December.
    6. Ahmed, S. Amer & Vargas Da Cruz,Marcio Jose & Quillin,Bryce Ramsey & Schellekens,Philip, 2016. "Demographic change and development : a global typology," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7893, The World Bank.
    7. Bernal, Richard L., 2007. "The globalization of the health-care industry: opportunities for the Caribbean," Revista CEPAL, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), August.
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    9. Mia Mikic, 2007. "Health-related Services in Multilateral and Preferential Trade Arrangements in Asia and the Pacific," Working Papers 3007, Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT), an initiative of UNESCAP and IDRC, Canada..
    10. Burns, Darren K. & Jones, Andrew P. & Suhrcke, Marc, 2016. "The relationship between international trade and non-nutritional health outcomes: A systematic review of quantitative studies," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 152(C), pages 9-17.
    11. Wapmuk, Sharkdam & Wapmuk, Agatha Eileen & Gbajabiamila, Titilola Abike, 2015. "Medical Tourism And Nigeria-India Relations," Tourism Research Institute, Journal of Tourism Research, vol. 12(1), pages 46-66, December.

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