International trade in health services and the GATS : current issues and debates / edited by Chantal Blouin, Nick Drager & Richard Smith - Washington, D.C. : World Bank (WB) , 2006 - xii, 312p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Trade in health services and the GATS : introduction and summary / Strategic considerations for developing countries : the case of GATS and health services / Update on GATS commitments and negotiations / Ten steps to consider before making commitments in health services under GATS / Making commitments in health services under the GATS : legal dimensions / Economic dimensions and impact assessment of GATS to promote and protect health / Trade in health services under the four modes of supply : review of current trends and policy issues / Trade in health services and the GATS : what next? / Richard Smith, Chantal Blouin, Nick Drager -- Mina Mashayekhi, Martine Julsaint, Elisabeth Tuerk -- Rudolf Adlung, Antonia Carzaniga -- Julia Nielson -- David P. Fidler ... [et al.] -- Chantal Blouin -- Chantal Blouin ... [et al.] -- Richard Smith, Chantal Blouin, Nick Drager.

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General Agreement on Trade in Services (1994 April 15)


Medical economics
Medical policy--International cooperation
International trade

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