International trade in health - services and the gats

Klappentext This timely series seeks to provide objective information about the new trade agenda and to encourage informed dialogue about the role of trade in development! particularly for the world's poorest countries. The WTO's General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) has been at the center of much controversy about its impact on public services in recent years. To provide readers with a better understanding of the GATS! this title brings together over 15 experts to examine its implications for health services in developing countries. Providing analytical tools and recommendations to help accurately assess and respond to the risks and opportunities of the increasing openness in health services under GATS! this title is a must-have resource for policy makers and other practitioners working in the trade and health sector. Zusammenfassung Providing readers with a better understanding of the GATS! this title provides detailed legal analysis of the impact of the agreement on health policy. It also provides an overview of trade commitments in health-related services! and the state of negotiations on the GATS.

Product details

• Authors: c drager Blouin
• Assisted by: Chantal Blouin (Editor), Nick Drager (Editor), Richard Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: External catalogues US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.10.2005
• EAN: 9780821362112
• ISBN: 978-0-8213-6211-2
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Trade and Development; Trade and Development
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration