LEADER 03328nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910449690903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-28062-X 010 $a9786610280629 010 $a0-8213-6212-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000225135 035 $a(EBL)459344 035 $a(OCoLC)519350348 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000087707 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11113449 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087707 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10069317 035 $a(PQKB)11654925 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459344 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459344 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10103940 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL28062 035 $a(OCoLC)466447793 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000225135 100 $a20050610d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aInternational trade in health services$b[electronic resource] $ecurrent debates on the GATS /$feditors, Chantal Blouin, Nick Drager, Richard Smith 210 $aWashington, DC $cWorld Bank$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (328 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-6211-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 Health 327 $a7 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; Index 330 $aHealth 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 internat 606 $aMedical economics 606 $aMedical policy$xInternational cooperation 606 $aInternational trade 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMedical economics. 615 0$aMedical policy$xInternational cooperation. 615 0$aInternational trade. 676 $a338.4/73621 701 $aBlouin$b Chantal$f1971-$0967905 701 $aDrager$b Nick$0967906 701 $aSmith$b Richard$f1968-$0902742 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910449690903321 996 $aInternational trade in health services$92198120 997 $aUNINA