A publication on global trade in services

The publication focuses on market access issues in bilateral, regional and multilateral negotiations on services. It includes studies on a wide range of services sectors, such as air transport, distribution, audiovisual services, postal services, energy, finance and telecommunications, and on a variety of themes, such as cross-border trade, government procurement and the movement of natural persons. Chapters covering each of these sectors/themes review market and regulatory developments, discuss key negotiating issues and assess the liberalization already achieved by PTAs and WTO negotiations, as well as related challenges and opportunities.

The book also features case studies on countries as diverse as Australia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, India, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand and Uruguay. These case studies aim to shed light on the elements that have shaped bilateral and multilateral negotiations on services. What are the reasons for negotiating bilateral agreements? Why do negotiations lead to such different results? What factors and interests help shape negotiating positions?

Further information can be found through the links below, or at url:http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521735919.

Contributors to this volume, which is edited by J. Marchetti and myself, include WTO staff, negotiators, academics and experts from other international organizations.

en version française

url:http://www.wto.org/french/news_f/news09_f/publ_05feb09_f.htm