Social services and the GATS: Key issues and concerns

World Development

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1997-2011

  Chanda, Rupa ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

Author keywords

Deregulation; GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services; Liberalization; Public services; Social services; World Trade Organization

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC SERVICE; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 0242456390     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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