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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=ruglucia@PAHO.ORG
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Trade in Health Services and the GATS: Current Issues and Debates
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by Chantal Blouin , Nick Drager , Richard Smith
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">World
Bank , World Health Organization ISBN: 0-8213-6211-9 SKU: 16211,
2005<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Website: <A
href="http://www.who.int/trade/resource/ITHS/en/"><FONT color=#333399><SPAN
style="COLOR: #333399">http://www.who.int/trade/resource/ITHS/en/</SPAN></FONT></A>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“…….Health
ministries around the world face a new challenge: to assess the risks and
respond to the opportunities of the increasing openness in health services under
the World Trade Organization's (WTO) General Agreement on Trade in Services
(GATS). International Trade in Health Services and the GATS addresses this
challenge head-on by providing analytical tools to policymakers in health and
trade ministries alike who are involved in the liberalization agenda and,
specifically, in the GATS negotiations. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This
book informs and assists policymakers in formulating trade policy and
negotiating internationally. There is ongoing and animated international debate
about the impact of GATS on public services in general and health in particular.
In response, the book offers different perspectives from more than 15 leading
experts. Some of the authors stress opportunities linked to trade in health
services, others focus more on the risks. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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book presents:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Detailed legal
analysis of the impact of the agreement on health policy
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">An
overview of trade commitments in health-related services
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">New
empirical evidence from nine country studies <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A
simple 10-step explanation on how to deal with GATS
negotiations.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">International Trade
in Health Services and the GATS is a must-have resource for policymakers and
other practitioners working in the trade and health sectors.
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