The purpose of this article is to explain how globalization has evolved, in order to provide a context for assessing the health care restructuring that is occurring worldwide. The authors begin by defining globalization and introducing a framework for considering pathways that can affect social organization and health. They then draw attention to current trends, such as the GATS (General Agreem...

Introduction 1 Section 1. Why do we need a General Agreement on Public Services (GAPS) 2 The role of these services in economic and social developme nt 2 Public and private roles: the argument and the evidence 7 Globalisation, international institutions and services 12 Section 2. What already exits 14 General Agreement on Trade in services (GATS) 14 A rights-based approach 18 A more practical a...

The paper aims to highlight the significance, relevance and importance of sustainable tourism in India through WTO negotiations. objective study is analyse impact international on before negotiating for further liberalization trade services under GATS provision at protect domestic sub-sectors light tourism. also finds that development tourism, both national international, can assist accelerate ...

The founders of the WTO placed priority on raising standards of living and on sustainable development and expansion of trade was a means to achieve these ends. However, such broad objectives are now being equated by many with the broadening of the means as well. Such a tendency could be found even during the Uruguay Round of negotiations. The inclusion of a range of trade-related issues in the ...

In light of the financial crises in the emerging markets, the coming-into-force of the financial services agreement under the GATS has been considered a success. While the agreement provides for little new liberalization but rather formalizes the status quo, it has been feared that governments could even backtrack on previous commitments in the belief that more open markets could increase the d...