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Services Trade Negotiations in the Doha Round : Opportunities and Risks for Pakistan

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  • Abid A. Burki

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  • S.M. Turab Hussain

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This paper seeks to examine how locking-in of Pakistans unilateral liberalization at the WTO/GATS and further liberalization of services trade would affect Pakistans competitiveness. Focusing on the opportunities and risks of such liberalization the paper discusses possible options regarding the corollary regulatory reforms and other flanking measures that may be needed to achieve these goals. The sectors studied in this paper are (a) construction and related engineering services; (b) architecture, engineering and integrated engineering services; (c) energy services; and (d) environmental services.

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  • Abid A. Burki & S.M. Turab Hussain, 2007. "Services Trade Negotiations in the Doha Round : Opportunities and Risks for Pakistan," Trade Working Papers 22250, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research.
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    1. Abid Burki & S.M. Hussain, 2017. "Opportunities and Risks of Liberalising Trade in Services in Pakistan," Working Papers id:12351, eSocialSciences.
    2. Konan, Denise Eby & Maskus, Keith E., 2006. "Quantifying the impact of services liberalization in a developing country," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 81(1), pages 142-162, October.
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    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F53 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Agreements and Observance; International Organizations
    • N55 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries - - - Asia including Middle East
    • N75 - Economic History - - Economic History: Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, and Other Services - - - Asia including Middle East

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