The authors analyze the extent to which the EU-15 and 16 transition economies used the WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) to commit to service sector policy reforms. They compare GATS commitments with the evolution of actual policy stances over time. While there is substantial variance across transition economies on both actual policies and GATS commitments, the authors find an inverse relationship between the depth of GATS commitments...
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2006/06/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS3951
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Services policies in transition economies : on the European Union and the World Trade Organization as commitment mechanisms
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general agreement on trade in service