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Pre-empting protectionism in services - the WTO and outsourcing

Author:	Mattoo, Aaditya; Wunsch, Sacha;	Collection Title:	Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 3237
Country:	World;	Date Stored:	2004/03/26
Document Date:	2004/03/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	The World Region
Report Number:	WPS3237	SubTopics:	Governance Indicators; Knowledge Economy; Payment Systems & Infrastructure; Banks & Banking Reform; Health Economics & Finance; Enterprise Development & Reform; Decentralization; ICT Policy and Strategies
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: Cross-border trade in services is growing rapidly, with both industrial and developing countries among the most dynamic exporters. Despite the substantial global benefits from such trade, the adjustment pressures created in importing countries could provoke a protectionist backlash-some signs of which are already visible in procurement and regulatory restrictions. The current negotiations under the Doha Development Agenda offer an opportunity to lock in current openness and preempt protectionism. This paper describes how a bold initiative under the General Agreement on Trade in Services can help secure openness.


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