Format:
1 online resource (419 pages)
ISBN:
9780821383544
Series Statement:
Trade and Development Series
Content:
The services sector is key to economic growth, competitiveness, and poverty alleviation. Comprising more than two-thirds of the world economy, services are now commonly traded across borders, helped by technological progress and the increased mobility of persons. In recent years, a number of developing countries have looked at trade in services as a means to both respond to domestic supply shortages and to diversify and boost exports. Any country can tap into the trade potential of services, but not every country can become a services hub across sectors. The opening of the services sector potentially comes with large benefits, but also fears and costs that should not be overlooked. This book provides useful guidelines for the assessment of a country's trade potential, and a roadmap for successful opening and export promotion in select services sectors. It looks at both the effects of increased imports and exports, and provides concrete examples of developing country approaches that have either succeeded or failed to maximize the benefits and minimize the risks of opening. It focuses on sectors that have been rarely analyzed through the trade lens, and/or have a fast growing trade potential for developing countries. These sectors are: accounting, construction, distribution, engineering, environmental, health, information technology, and legal services. It is designed for non-trade specialists to understand how trade can help improve access to key services in developing countries, and for trade specialists to understand the specific characteristics of each individual sector. It will be a useful tool for governments to design successful trade opening or promotion strategies, and for the private sector and consumers to advocate sound domestic policy reforms accompanying an offensive trade agenda.
Content:
Intro -- Cover -- Ttile Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 - Assessing the Potential of Services Trade in Developing Countries an Overview -- Chapter 2 - Increasing Labor Mobility Options for Developing Countries -- Chapter 3 - Legal Services Does More Trade Rhyme with Better Justice? -- Chapter 4 - Health Without Borders International Trade for Better Health Systems and Services -- Chapter 5 - Market Structure, Liberalization, and Trade the Case of Distribution Services -- Chapter 6 - Building Empires Overseas Internationalization in the Construction Services Sector -- Chapter 7 - Exporting Information Technology Services in the Footsteps of India -- Chapter 8 - Accounting Services Ensuring Good Governance, Financial Stability, and Economic Growth Through Trade -- Chapter 9 - Engineering Services How to Compete in the Most Global of the Professions -- Chapter 10 - Understanding Trade in Environmental Services Key Issues and Prospects -- Index -- Back cover.
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Cover; Ttile Page; Copyright; Contents; About the Editors and Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 - Assessing the Potential of Services Trade in Developing Countries an Overview; Chapter 2 - Increasing Labor Mobility Options for Developing Countries; Chapter 3 - Legal Services Does More Trade Rhyme with Better Justice?; Chapter 4 - Health Without Borders International Trade for Better Health Systems and Services; Chapter 5 - Market Structure, Liberalization, and Trade the Case of Distribution Services
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Chapter 6 - Building Empires Overseas Internationalization in the Construction Services SectorChapter 7 - Exporting Information Technology Services in the Footsteps of India; Chapter 8 - Accounting Services Ensuring Good Governance, Financial Stability, and Economic Growth Through Trade; Chapter 9 - Engineering Services How to Compete in the Most Global of the Professions; Chapter 10 - Understanding Trade in Environmental Services Key Issues and Prospects; Index; Back cover;
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Assessing the potential of services trade in developing countries: an overview/ Olivier Cattaneo.. [et al.] -- Increasing labor mobility: options for developing countries/ Sherry Stephenson and Gary Hufbauer -- Legal services: does more trade rhyme with better justice?/ Olivier Cattaneo and Peter Walkenhorst -- Health without borders: international trade for better health systems and services/ Olivier Cattaneo -- Market structure, liberalization, and trade: the case of distribution services/ Julian Arkell -- Building empires overseas: internationalization in the construction services sector/ Michael Engman -- Exporting information technology services: in the footsteps of India/ Michael Engman -- Accounting services: ensuring good governance, financial stability, and economic growth through trade/ Olivier Cattaneo and Peter Walkenhorst -- Engineering services: how to compete in the most global of the professions/ Olivier Cattaneo, Linda Schmid and Michael Engman -- Understanding trade in environmental services: key issues and prospects/ Nora Carina Dihel.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821383537
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780821383537
Language:
English
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