Services Trade Policy, WTO Commitments, and their Role in Economic Development and Trade Integration
Abstract:Services have long been perceived as playing a secondary role in world trade. In particular, the role of services trade policies and multilateral services commitments often tends to be downplayed. However, in value added terms, services account for about 50% of world trade and are significant in exports of countries of all levels of development. In addition, crossborder trade is expanding as a result of technological advances, and the supply of services by foreign affiliates (mode 3) exceeds trade through othe… Show more
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