Trade commitments in education services: the need to move out of hte current impasse

Education services is included as part of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). This inclusion, however, has not gone without its critics, and discussions about the liberalization of education remain distinctly polarized. This article seeks to bring a more balanced debate to the mix by...

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Main Author: Naidoo, Vik
Format: Journal Article
Published: Kluwer Law International 2009
Online Access:http://www.kluwerlawonline.com/abstract.php?area=Journals&id=TRAD2009025
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29810
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description Education services is included as part of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). This inclusion, however, has not gone without its critics, and discussions about the liberalization of education remain distinctly polarized. This article seeks to bring a more balanced debate to the mix by presenting the case of New Zealand, one of the most liberalized World Trade Organization (WTO) Members in trade in education services. Through this case study, it is discussed how New Zealand has chosen to shape the growth of the education market and steer its developments by including controlled mechanisms as part of its regulatory framework.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-298102018-12-14T01:00:04Z Trade commitments in education services: the need to move out of hte current impasse Naidoo, Vik Education services is included as part of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). This inclusion, however, has not gone without its critics, and discussions about the liberalization of education remain distinctly polarized. This article seeks to bring a more balanced debate to the mix by presenting the case of New Zealand, one of the most liberalized World Trade Organization (WTO) Members in trade in education services. Through this case study, it is discussed how New Zealand has chosen to shape the growth of the education market and steer its developments by including controlled mechanisms as part of its regulatory framework. 2009 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29810 http://www.kluwerlawonline.com/abstract.php?area=Journals&id=TRAD2009025 Kluwer Law International restricted
spellingShingle Naidoo, Vik
Trade commitments in education services: the need to move out of hte current impasse
title Trade commitments in education services: the need to move out of hte current impasse
title_full Trade commitments in education services: the need to move out of hte current impasse
title_fullStr Trade commitments in education services: the need to move out of hte current impasse
title_full_unstemmed Trade commitments in education services: the need to move out of hte current impasse
title_short Trade commitments in education services: the need to move out of hte current impasse
title_sort trade commitments in education services: the need to move out of hte current impasse
url http://www.kluwerlawonline.com/abstract.php?area=Journals&id=TRAD2009025
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29810