UID:
edocfu_9958092969602883
Umfang:
xii, 312 pages :
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illustrations ;
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23 cm.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-28062-X
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9786610280629
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0-8213-6212-7
Serie:
World Bank e-Library.
Inhalt:
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). International Trade in Health Services and the GATS 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 internat
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Contributors; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Trade in Health Services and the GATS: Introduction and Summary; 2 Strategic Considerations for Developing Countries: The Case of GATS and Health Services; 3 Update on GATS Commitments and Negotiations; 4 Ten Steps to Consider Before Making Commitments in Health Services under the GATS; 5 Making Commitments in Health Services under the GATS: Legal Dimensions; 6 Economic Dimensions and Impact Assessment of GATS to Promote and Protect Health
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7 Trade in Health Services under the Four Modes of Supply: Review of Current Trends and Policy Issues8 Trade in Health Services and the GATS: What Next?; Appendix Trade in Health Services and GATS: A Framework for Policymakers; Index
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-8213-6211-9
Sprache:
Englisch
