Progress or stagnation? Services negotiations in the WTO doha development round

Progress or stagnation? Services negotiations in the WTO doha development round

Progress in the negotiations in services trade is to be reviewed at the sixth WTO Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong in December 2005, this date being crucial for successfully concluding the Doha Development Round. However, the way to a meaningful agreement on services will not be easy. The following...

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Veröffentlicht in:Inter economics 2005-05, Vol.40 (3), p.158-168
Hauptverfasser: Mildner, Stormy, Werner, Welf
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agreements
Conferences
Developing countries
Economic development
Efficient markets
Export-import trade
Exports
Financial services
Foreign business
GATS
Information services
International trade
Internationaler Dienstleistungsverkehr
LDCs
Liberalization
Negotiations
Product differentiation
Ratings & rankings
Service industries
Trade policy
Transportation services
Trends
World trade organization
WTO-Regeln
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Zusammenfassung:Progress in the negotiations in services trade is to be reviewed at the sixth WTO Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong in December 2005, this date being crucial for successfully concluding the Doha Development Round. However, the way to a meaningful agreement on services will not be easy. The following article explains the challenges facing the negotiations and the reasons why progress in this field is so difficult to measure. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0020-5346
1613-964X
DOI:10.1007/s10272-005-0147-2