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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438347203321

Autore

Weber Rolf H

Titolo

Classification of services in the digital economy / / Rolf H. Weber, Mira Burri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

1-283-91042-X

3-642-31635-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (159 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BurriMira

Disciplina

303.48/33

343.09944

658.3

Soggetti

Information services

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

IT Services, Telecommunications and New Media in a Converging Era -- Overview of Services Classifications and the Role of Services Classifications -- ICT Services Classification -- Conclusions -- Justification of Trade Restricting Rules (Article XIV GATS).

Sommario/riassunto

The classification of services in the digital economy proves critical for doing business, but it appears to be a particularly complex regulatory matter that is based upon a manifold set of issues. In the context of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), when the services classification scheme was drafted in the early 1990s, convergence processes had not unfolded yet and the internet was still in its infancy and not a reality in daily life. Therefore, policy makers are now struggling with the problem of regulating trade in electronic services and are in search of a future-oriented solution for classifying them in multilateral and preferential trade agreements.