03328nam 2200649Ia 450 991044969090332120200520144314.01-280-28062-X97866102806290-8213-6212-7(CKB)1000000000225135(EBL)459344(OCoLC)519350348(SSID)ssj0000087707(PQKBManifestationID)11113449(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087707(PQKBWorkID)10069317(PQKB)11654925(MiAaPQ)EBC459344(Au-PeEL)EBL459344(CaPaEBR)ebr10103940(CaONFJC)MIL28062(OCoLC)466447793(EXLCZ)99100000000022513520050610d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInternational trade in health services[electronic resource] current debates on the GATS /editors, Chantal Blouin, Nick Drager, Richard SmithWashington, DC World Bank20051 online resource (328 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-6211-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Contributors; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Trade in Health Services and the GATS: Introduction and Summary; 2 Strategic Considerations for Developing Countries: The Case of GATS and Health Services; 3 Update on GATS Commitments and Negotiations; 4 Ten Steps to Consider Before Making Commitments in Health Services under the GATS; 5 Making Commitments in Health Services under the GATS: Legal Dimensions; 6 Economic Dimensions and Impact Assessment of GATS to Promote and Protect Health7 Trade in Health Services under the Four Modes of Supply: Review of Current Trends and Policy Issues8 Trade in Health Services and the GATS: What Next?; Appendix Trade in Health Services and GATS: A Framework for Policymakers; IndexHealth 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). International Trade in Health Services and the GATS 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 internatMedical economicsMedical policyInternational cooperationInternational tradeElectronic books.Medical economics.Medical policyInternational cooperation.International trade.338.4/73621Blouin Chantal1971-967905Drager Nick967906Smith Richard1968-902742MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910449690903321International trade in health services2198120UNINA