International trade in health services and the GATS
Subtitle: current issues and debates
By: edited by Chantal Blouin, Nick Drager, and Richard Smith.
Contributors: Blouin, Chantal, 1971-; Drager, Nick.; Smith, Richard, 1968-
Publisher: World Bank
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780821362112
Subjects: General Agreement on Trade in Services -- (1994); Medical economics; Medical policy -- International cooperation; International trade
Description: "This book informs and assists policymakers in formulating trade policy and conducting international negotiations. There is ongoing and animated international debate about the impact of GATS on public services in general and health in particular. In response, the book offers different perspectives from more than 15 leading experts. Some of the authors stress opportunities linked to trade in health services, others focus more on the risks."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Trade in health services and the GATS : introduction and summary -- Richard Smith, Chantal Blouin, Nick Drager; title: Strategic considerations for developing countries : the case of GATS and health services -- Mina Mashayekhi, Martine Julsaint, Elisabeth Tuerk; title: Update on GATS commitments and negotiations -- Rudolf Adlung, Antonia Carzaniga; title: Ten steps to consider before making commitments in health services under GATS -- Julia Nielson; title: Making commitments in health services under the GATS : legal dimensions -- David P. Fidler ... [et al.]; title: Economic dimensions and impact assessment of GATS to promote and protect health -- Chantal Blouin; title: Trade in health services under the four modes of supply : review of current trends and policy issues -- Chantal Blouin ... [et al.]; title: Trade in health services and the GATS : what next?-- Richard Smith, Chantal Blouin, Nick Drager.