Let workers move : using bilateral labor agreements to increase trade in services / / Sebastian Saez, editor |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | xix, 168 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm |
Disciplina | 331.12/791 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SaezSebastian |
Collana | Directions in development. Trade |
Soggetto topico |
Working class
Labor economics |
ISBN | 0-8213-9916-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Trade in Services and Bilateral Labor Agreements: Overview -- Why Do People Migrate? -- Have Multilateral and Regional Agreements Increased Opportunities for Labor Migration? -- Can BLAs Succeed Where Multilateral and Regional Agreements Have Not? -- What Do the Case Studies Show? -- Can BLAs Expand Exports of Services? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 How Well Have Trade Agreements Facilitated Temporary Mobility? -- Extent of Temporary Mobility -- Barriers to Temporary Mobility -- Contribution of the GATS -- Problems Implementing Temporary Mobility through the GATS -- Performance of PTAs -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 When and Why Should Bilateral Labor Agreements Be Used? -- Potential Advantages of BLAs -- Potential Disadvantages of BLAs -- Best Practice in BLAs for the Poor -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Can Bilateral Labor Agreements Help Colombia and Ecuador Increase Their Service Exports to Spain? -- Spain's Immigration Policy Framework -- Exporting Services to Spain through Mode 4 of the GATS -- Spain's BLAs with Colombia and Ecuador -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 To What Extent Do Bilateral Migration Agreements Contribute to Development in Source Countries? An Analysis of France's Migration Pacts -- WTO/GATS Commitments versus Bilateral Labor Agreements -- Goals and Policy Objectives of France's Migration Pacts -- Implementing the European Union's GAM -- Labor Migration: An Overrated Component of France's Migration Pacts -- Conclusion -- Annex 5A: France's Migration-Related Agreements -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 Bilateral Labor Agreements and Trade in Services: The Experience of the Philippines.
Substantive Provisions of the Philippines' BLAs -- Regulatory Framework for Implementing BLAs -- Safeguard Mechanisms -- Development Impacts of Temporary Labor Migration -- Addressing Issues Raised by the GATS and the AFAS -- Linkages between BLAs and Agreements on Trade in Services -- Best Practices of the Philippines in Implementing BLAs -- Conclusion -- Annex 6A: Overseas Filipino Workers in Selected Economies -- References -- Chapter 7 Bilateral Labor Agreements in the Pacific: A Development-Friendly Case Study -- Types of BLAs -- Drivers for Establishing Labor Migration Schemes in the Pacific -- Scope and Structure of BLAs -- Lessons on the Development Benefits of Labor Migration -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 8 Bilateral Labor Agreements: Experience from the Caribbean -- Caribbean Economies and Trade in Services -- Trends in Temporary Migration, 1998-2011 -- BLAs in the Caribbean -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Notes -- References -- Boxes -- Figures -- Tables -- Back Cover. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811985003321 |
Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Trade in services negotiations : a guide for developing countries / / edited by Sebastian Saez |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | xv, 177 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
Disciplina | 382/.45000917724 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SaezSebastian |
Collana | Directions in Development |
Soggetto topico |
Service industries - Developing countries
Service industries - Law and legislation Foreign trade regulation Free trade |
ISBN |
1-282-72569-6
9786612725692 0-8213-8411-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 The Strategic Development Role of Trade in Services; Tables; Chapter 2 Negotiating Trade in Services: A Practical Guide for Developing Countries; Boxes; Figures; Chapter 3 The Negotiation and Management of Regulations in the Trade in Services; Chapter 4 Liberalization in the Trade in Services: A Negotiation Exercise; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816993603321 |
Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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