Blouin, ChantalDrager, NickSmith, RichardBlouin, ChantalDrager, NickSmith, Richard2012-06-072012-06-0720060-8213-6211-9https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7402Health 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESAGREEMENT ON TRADE-RELATED ASPECTSAGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIESAPPLICABLE LAWBALANCE OF PAYMENTSCLEAN WATERCOMMERCIAL AGREEMENTCOMMERCIAL PRESENCECOMMUNITIESCOMPETENT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSCROWDINGDETERMINANTS OF HEALTHDIRECT INVESTMENTDISPUTE SETTLEMENTDISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISMDISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCESSDOMESTIC REGULATIONDOMESTIC REGULATIONSDOMESTIC SUPPLIERSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC WELFAREECONOMY-WIDE BENEFITSEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTIONEUROPEAN UNIONFATSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL SERVICESFOREIGN AFFILIATESFOREIGN AFFILIATES TRADE IN SERVICESFOREIGN EMPLOYEESFOREIGN EQUITYFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTORSFOREIGN PARTICIPATIONFOREIGN PROVIDERSFOREIGN SERVICESFOREIGN SUPPLIERSFREE TRADEFREE TRADE AGREEMENTGATSGATS RULESGENDERGENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICESGLOBAL TRADEHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSHEALTH EXPERTSHEALTH MINISTRIESHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH POLICYHEALTH PROFESSIONALSHEALTH REGULATIONSHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICEHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH STATUSHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH SYSTEMSHOSPITAL SECTORHOSPITAL SERVICESHOSPITALSHUMAN RIGHTSINSURANCEINSURERSINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONSINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSINTERNATIONAL RULESINTERNATIONAL TRADEINTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICESISOLATIONLEGAL ASPECTSLEGAL EXPERTSLEGAL RULESLIBERALIZATION OF TRADELIBERALIZING TRADEMARKET ACCESSMEDICAL SERVICESMEDICINESMFNMIGRATIONMODES OF SUPPLYMULTILATERAL DISCIPLINESNATIONAL HEALTHNATIONAL SUPPLIERSNATIONAL TREATMENTNON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSNURSESNUTRITIONPATENT PROTECTIONPATIENTSPAYMENTS FOR HEALTH SERVICESPOCKET PAYMENTSPOLICY DISCUSSIONSPOTENTIAL BENEFITSPRIVATE HOSPITALSPRIVATE SECTORPROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONSPROGRESSIVE LIBERALIZATIONPROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICESPROVISION OF SERVICESPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC SERVICESQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTSREGIONAL TRADEREGULATORY POWERSRURAL AREASSERVICE SECTORSERVICE SECTORSSERVICESSERVICES SUPPLIERSSERVICES TRADESOCIAL SERVICESTECHNICAL BARRIERSTECHNICAL STANDARDSTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTRADETRADE AGREEMENTSTRADE IN SERVICESTRADE LIBERALIZATIONTRADE MINISTRIESTRADE NEGOTIATIONSTRADE POLICYTRADE RULESTRADE-RESTRICTIVE MEASURESTRADING PARTNERSTRADING SYSTEMWORKING CONDITIONSWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6211-2