Trade in Services Negotiations : A Guide for Developing Countries
The aim of this book is to help policy makers, especially in the least developed countries, address the complexities of the organization, formulation, and implementation of trade-related reforms in the service sector. The book provides a conceptual...
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World Bank
2012
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| Summary: | The aim of this book is to help policy
makers, especially in the least developed countries, address
the complexities of the organization, formulation, and
implementation of trade-related reforms in the service
sector. The book provides a conceptual framework for trade
policy making and negotiation and practical tools that may
be used to guide negotiations on policies that affect the
trade and investment in services. The aim is not to be
prescriptive, but to provide practical recommendations and
tools that may be applied in the pursuit of negotiations on
services, including consultations and regulatory audits.
Negotiators often have little basic information regarding
existing regulations and the purpose of these regulations.
This problem is compounded by the difficulty of translating
existing regulations into the terminology and concepts used
in trade agreements. Different methodological approaches are
needed to manage different sets of laws and regulations.
This book offers a simple tool to help countries organize
information to address these challenges. The book also
provides practical examples and negotiation exercises that
aim to enhance understanding of ways to use the conceptual
framework and related tools. |
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