Producer services and trade liberalization

Trade liberalization and recent advances in communication and information technologies increasingly permit the trade of producer services across borders. This entry discusses research on the nature and importance of such trade, and on the consequences of services trade liberalization. Trade in produ...

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Main Author: Breinlich, Holger
Other Authors: Richardson, Douglas
Format: Book Section
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34634/
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description Trade liberalization and recent advances in communication and information technologies increasingly permit the trade of producer services across borders. This entry discusses research on the nature and importance of such trade, and on the consequences of services trade liberalization. Trade in producer services now accounts for close to 70% of services trade and 14% of total world trade. Services trade liberalization has figured prominently in multilateral negotiations in the World Trade Organization and in many regional trade agreements. Progress in liberalizing services trade has been slow, however, and has been achieved mainly via unilateral initiatives. As a consequence, important barriers remain across many countries and types of services. This is despite the fact that a small but growing body of research has shown that trade liberalization in producer services can have substantial positive economic effects.
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spelling nottingham-346342020-05-04T17:39:57Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34634/ Producer services and trade liberalization Breinlich, Holger Trade liberalization and recent advances in communication and information technologies increasingly permit the trade of producer services across borders. This entry discusses research on the nature and importance of such trade, and on the consequences of services trade liberalization. Trade in producer services now accounts for close to 70% of services trade and 14% of total world trade. Services trade liberalization has figured prominently in multilateral negotiations in the World Trade Organization and in many regional trade agreements. Progress in liberalizing services trade has been slow, however, and has been achieved mainly via unilateral initiatives. As a consequence, important barriers remain across many countries and types of services. This is despite the fact that a small but growing body of research has shown that trade liberalization in producer services can have substantial positive economic effects. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd Richardson, Douglas Castree, Noel Goodchild, Mike M. Kobayashi, Audrey Liu, Weidong Marston, Richard A. 2016-03-29 Book Section PeerReviewed Breinlich, Holger (2016) Producer services and trade liberalization. In: The International Encyclopedia of Geography. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, London. (In Press) GATS; globalization; international trade; producer services doi:10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg0460 doi:10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg0460
spellingShingle GATS; globalization; international trade; producer services
Breinlich, Holger
Producer services and trade liberalization
title Producer services and trade liberalization
title_full Producer services and trade liberalization
title_fullStr Producer services and trade liberalization
title_full_unstemmed Producer services and trade liberalization
title_short Producer services and trade liberalization
title_sort producer services and trade liberalization
topic GATS; globalization; international trade; producer services
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