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Services in a Development Round : Three Goals and Three Proposals

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dc.contributor.authorMattoo, Aaditya
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-18T15:49:26Z
dc.date.available2012-06-18T15:49:26Z
dc.date.issued2005-09
dc.description.abstractThe benefits of services trade reform are huge but services negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO) are making little progress. A proximate cause is the current negotiating process, based on an inertial request-and-offer approach rather than a set of goals that would give direction and momentum to the negotiations. The paper suggests that WTO members should consider: (1) locking in the current openness of cross-border trade for a wide range of services; (2) eliminating barriers to foreign investment either immediately or in a phased manner where regulatory inadequacies need to be remedied; and (3) allowing greater freedom of international movement at least for intra-corporate transferees and for service providers to fulfill specific services contracts. A deeper problem is that WTO members have sought to negotiate market access in services without adequately addressing concerns that the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) commitments limit regulatory freedom unduly and unpredictably, that regulatory institutions in many countries are too weak to cope with liberalized markets, and that there is no provision for the regulatory cooperation that is necessary for successful liberalization, particularly of temporary labor mobility. Three types of actions are needed: (1) at the current stage of its development, the GATS must focus primarily on disciplines for measures that discriminate against foreign services and providers, rather than on politically sensitive and legally complex rules for nondiscriminatory measures; (2) a credible assistance mechanism must be established to help developing countries make the regulatory improvements needed for successful liberalization; and (3) where necessary, WTO members should make access commitments on labor mobility conditional on the fulfillment of specific conditions by source countries-to screen services providers, accept and facilitate their return, and combat illegal migration.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6292206/services-development-round-three-goals-three-proposals
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3718
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8271
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3718
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGREEMENT ON TRADE
dc.subjectANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
dc.subjectAUTONOMY
dc.subjectBALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subjectBARGAINING POWER
dc.subjectBILATERAL AGREEMENT
dc.subjectBILATERAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectBRAIN DRAIN
dc.subjectBUSINESS COMMUNITY
dc.subjectBUSINESS SERVICES
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL PRESENCE
dc.subjectCOMPETITION LAW
dc.subjectCOMPLETE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectCONCESSIONS
dc.subjectCOUNTRIES MUST
dc.subjectCROSS-BORDER TRADE
dc.subjectCURRENT ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY POLICYMAKERS
dc.subjectDOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
dc.subjectDOMESTIC REGULATION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC REGULATIONS
dc.subjectDYNAMIC GAINS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectELIMINATING BARRIERS
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN PROVIDERS
dc.subjectFOREIGN SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectFOREIGN SERVICES
dc.subjectGATS
dc.subjectGATS RULES
dc.subjectGLOBAL TRADE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
dc.subjectILLEGAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectIMPORTING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectIMPROVED MARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKET
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATING
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLIBERAL REGIMES
dc.subjectLIBERALIZATION COMMITMENTS
dc.subjectLIBERALIZING COMMITMENTS
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS COMMITMENTS
dc.subjectMARKET OPENING
dc.subjectMEMBER COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMFN
dc.subjectMOVEMENT OF NATURAL PERSONS
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL AGREEMENT
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectMUTUAL RECOGNITION
dc.subjectMUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL TREATMENT OBLIGATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL TREATMENT PRINCIPLE
dc.subjectNON-DISCRIMINATORY MEASURES
dc.subjectOPEN SERVICES MARKETS
dc.subjectOPENNESS
dc.subjectOUTSOURCING
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY INTERVENTION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRESENCE OF NATURAL PERSONS
dc.subjectPRO-COMPETITIVE REGULATION
dc.subjectPROTECTIONIST POLICIES
dc.subjectPRUDENTIAL REGULATION
dc.subjectPRUDENTIAL SUPERVISION
dc.subjectQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectRECIPROCAL CONCESSIONS
dc.subjectRECIPROCITY
dc.subjectRECOGNITION AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectRECREATIONAL SERVICES
dc.subjectREDUCING TRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subjectREFORM PROGRAM
dc.subjectREFORM PROGRAMS
dc.subjectREGIONAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectREGULATORY COOPERATION
dc.subjectREGULATORY FREEDOM
dc.subjectREGULATORY INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectREGULATORY MECHANISMS
dc.subjectREGULATORY PRINCIPLES
dc.subjectREGULATORY REFORM
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE SUPPLIERS
dc.subjectSERVICES LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectSERVICES MARKETS
dc.subjectSERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectSERVICES PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICES SECTOR
dc.subjectSERVICES SECTORS
dc.subjectSERVICES TRADE
dc.subjectSTATE MONOPOLIES
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectTRADE IN SERVICES
dc.subjectTRADE LAW
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE OPENING
dc.subjectTRADE REFORM
dc.subjectTRADING PARTNER
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectUNILATERAL LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL SERVICE
dc.subjectVESTED INTERESTS
dc.subjectWORLD ECONOMY
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleServices in a Development Round : Three Goals and Three Proposalsen
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okr.crossref.titleServices In A Development Round : Three Goals And Three Proposals
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6292206/services-development-round-three-goals-three-proposals
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid940561468324278841
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3718
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000016406_20050916102354
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6292206
okr.identifier.reportWPS3718
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Regional Integration
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Services
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume1 of 1
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