WTO domestic regulation and services : trade putting principles into practice

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Author:

Lim, Aik Hoe, editor.

ISBN:

9781107062351

9781107635340

Physical Description:

xxvi, 367 pages ; 23 cm

Contents:

An introduction to domestic regulation and GATS / Why regulate? : An overview of the rationale and purpose behind regulation / Domestic regulation : what are the costs and benefits for international trade in services? / Reasonableness, impartiality and objectivity / Balancing legal certainty with regulatory flexibility / Who's afraid of necessity? : And why it matters? / Mutual recognition of services regulation at the WTO / Legal services in the United States / Telecommunications reform in China : fostering competition through state intervention / Information communication technology : the Mauritian experience of regulation and reform

Regulation of postal services in a changing market environment : lessons from Australia and elsewhere / Mobile money services provision in East Africa : the Ugandan experience / Financial services liberalization and regulation in Japan : implications for future negotiation on market access and domestic regulations / Domestic regulations in Malaysia's higher education sector / Domestic regulations and India's trade in health services : a study of hospital and telemedicine services / Operating integrated logistics services in a fragmented regulatory environment : what is the cost? / Domestic regulation of retail food distribution services in Israel : the missing link between food prices and social protest^^

Regulatory impact analysis : addressing the trade and regulatory nexus / Services liberalization, negotiations and regulation : some lessons from the gats experience / Addressing the domestic regulation and services trade interface : reflections on the way ahead

Corporate Subject:

World Trade Organization.

Subject Term:

Foreign trade regulation.

Added Author:

Lim, Aik Hoe,

De Meester, Bart,

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Summary

Domestic regulation of services sectors has a significant impact on services trade liberalization, which is why General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) disciplines are negotiated in the WTO. With the help of analyses and case-studies from academics, regulators and trade experts, this book explores the scope and limits of WTO legal principles to promote domestic regulatory reform. Case-studies discuss country-specific challenges and experiences of regulating important service sectors, such as finance, telecommunications, distribution, legal, education, health, postal and logistics services, as well as the role of regulatory impact assessments. The findings will interest trade officials, policy-makers, regulators, think tanks and businesses concerned with the implications of domestic regulation on access to services markets, and with the opportunities for formulating trade disciplines in this area. It is also a useful resource for academics and students researching regulatory approaches and practices in services sectors.