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Health-related Services in Multilateral and Preferential Trade Arrangements in Asia and the Pacific

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  • Mia Mikic

    (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific)

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In many developing countries, the health-care sector is under-developed, lacking basic infrastructure and human capital, and attracting little attention from investors and policymakers. While encouraging globalization and trade may aggravate those problems and create additional costs in some circumstances, trade liberalization and deeper integration into the global economy could also provide opportunities and resources to address those problems more effectively. This paper contributes to the debate by reporting on the status of liberalization achieved in the health services sector by members of ESCAP through their regional and multilateral trade liberalization commitments.

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  • Mia Mikic, 2007. "Health-related Services in Multilateral and Preferential Trade Arrangements in Asia and the Pacific," Working Papers 3007, Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT), an initiative of UNESCAP and IDRC, Canada..
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    1. Driss Bakhouya, 2017. "The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and international trade in health services. Impact and regulations," Juridical Tribune - Review of Comparative and International Law, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, vol. 7(Special), pages 54-68, October.
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    3. Adlung, Rudolf, 2009. "Trade in healthcare and health insurance services: The GATS as a supporting actor (?)," WTO Staff Working Papers ERSD-2009-15, World Trade Organization (WTO), Economic Research and Statistics Division.

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    Keywords

    Health services trade; GATS; TRIPS; Preferential Trade Aggreeemetns; Modes of Services Delivery; ASEAN;
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    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • I19 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Other

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