Simposio sobre la evaluación del comercio de servicios
En diciembre de 2001, el Consejo del Comercio de Servicios confió a la Secretaría la tarea de organizar un Simposio sobre la evaluación del comercio de servicios. Dicho Simposio tenía por objeto servir de foro para el debate y el intercambio de información entre las delegaciones y, en el contexto de la ronda de negociaciones sobre los servicios en curso, contribuir a la elaboración, sobre criterios bien fundamentados, de políticas a nivel nacional. La mayoría de las exposiciones, de representantes de organizaciones internacionales y expertos nacionales, se centraron en los efectos de la liberalización de los servicios en el crecimiento y el desarrollo a nivel nacional, regional y/o sectorial. También pusieron de relieve que era importante contar con marcos de política interna y estructuras normativas racionales. El Simposio tuvo lugar los días 14 y 15 de marzo de 2002.
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Esquemas de las exposiciones e información básica solamente en inglés
Jueves 14 de marzo
10:00-10:15 |
A. Introduction by the Chairman: objectives of the symposium
Andrew L. Stoler, Deputy-Director General |
10:15-11:00 |
B. Assessment of trade in services: background
(i)
Relevant GATS provisions Recommended reading: (Chapter 4) (43 pages; 569 KB in pdf format) |
11:00-11:45 |
C. Trends in services trade under GATS — Recent developments
Guy Karsenty, Trade in Services Section,
Statistics Division, WTO Recommended reading: WTO document S/C/W/27/Add.1, 30 October 2000, (46 pages; 820 KB in Word format). |
11:45-12:30 |
D. Services reform, structural change and economic development: empirical evidence
Aaditya Mattoo, Senior Economist, World Bank Recommended reading: http://www.worldbank.org/prospects/gep2002/chapt3.pdf |
15:00–16:30 |
E. Services performance in developing countries
“Elements
of the assessment” (22 pages;
144 KB in Word format) |
16:30–17:15 |
F.
Trade in infrastructural services and economic efficiency:
national experiences
“Services
reform strategies for developing countries” Recommended reading: C. Findlay (2001), Services Sector Reform and Development Strategies: Issues and Research Priorities, Policy Issues in International Trade, Study Series No.8 (UNCTAD/ITCD/TAB/9) |
Viernes 15 de marzo
Research papers (cont'd) |
|
10:00-10:45 |
“Trade in infrastructural services: selected African experiences and the GATS negotiations”
Dominique Njinkeu, African Economic
Research Consortium, Nairobi |
10:45-11:30 |
G. The impact of regulatory reform on services sector growth and efficiency: experiences in OECD countries
Pierre
Sauvé, Trade Policy Linkages Division, OECD Trade Directorate (14 pages;
84 KB in Word format) Recommended reading: http://www.oecd.org\ech radepolicy\services |
11:30
-13:00
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H. Trade in infrastructural services and economic efficiency: Member submissions Panelists
|
I.
Additional presentations
These presentations were initially prepared under agenda item H. Unfortunately, the authors were unable to participate at the Symposium. “Services export capacity in developing countries, especially LDCs”, Dorothy Riddle, Service-Growth Consultants Inc., Vancouver (10 pages; 59 KB in Word format) “Openness
and Trade in Services: Some empirical evidence for the
Andean Countries”, Alain Fairlie, Pontificia Universidad
Católica del Perú, Lima |
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Anexo
Reading material (sector- and mode-specific)
UNCTAD Secretariat
Tourism services: | http://www.unctad.org/SP/docs/c1em6d2.SP.pdf http://www.unctad.org/SP/docs/c1em6d3.SP.pdf |
Construction services: | http://www.unctad.org/SP/docs/c1em12d2.SP.pdf http://www.unctad.org/SP/docs/c1em12d3.SP.pdf |
Energy services: | http://www.unctad.org/SP/docs/c1em16d2.SP.pdf http://www.unctad.org/SP/docs/c1em16d3.SP.pdf |
Environmental services: | http://www.unctad.org/SP/docs/c1em7d2.SP.pdf http://www.unctad.org/SP/docs/c1em7d3.SP.pdf |
Health services: | http://www.unctad.org/SP/docs/c1em1d3.SP.pdf http://www.unctad.org/SP/docs/c1em1d2.SP.pdf |
Air transport services: | http://www.unctad.org/SP/docs/c1em9d3.SP.pdf http://www.unctad.org/SP/docs/c1em9d2.SP.pdf |
Economic needs test: | http://www.unctad.org/SP/docs/poitcdtsbd8.SP.pdf |
WTO Secretariat
- Distribution Services - S/C/W/37 (31 pages, 229KB)
- Construction and Related Engineering Services - S/C/W/38 (11 pages, 80KB)
- Postal and Courier Services - S/C/W/39 (14 pages, 109KB)
- Audiovisual Services - S/C/W/40 (19 pages, 144KB)
- Legal Services - S/C/W/43 (27 pages, 176KB)
- Architectural and Engineering Services - S/C/W/44 (19 pages, 132KB)
- Computer and Related Services - S/C/W/45 (23 pages, 166KB)
- Environmental Services - S/C/W/46 (30 pages, 196KB)
- Advertising Services - S/C/W/47 (19 pages, 130KB)
- Education Services - S/C/W/49 (30 pages, 191KB)
- Health and Social Services - S/C/W/50 (31 pages, 200KB)
- Tourism Services - S/C/W/51 (26 pages, 248KB)
- Energy Services - S/C/W/52 (31 pages, 257KB)
- Air Transport Services - S/C/W/59 (57 pages, 472KB)
- Land Transport Services Part I - Generalities and Road Transport - S/C/W/60 (25 pages, 210KB)
- Land Transport Services Part II - Rail Transport Services - S/C/W/61 (18 pages, 153KB)
- Maritime Transport Services - S/C/W/62 (30 pages, 226KB) and S/CSS/W/106 (49 pages, 396KB)
- Financial Services - S/C/W/72 (35 pages, 4.9MB)
- Accountancy Services - S/C/W/73 (28 pages, 236KB)
- Telecommunications - S/C/W/74 (26 pages, 581KB)
- Presence of Natural Persons (mode 4) - S/C/W/75 (34 pages, 255KB)
- Structure of Commitments for Modes 1,2 and 3 - S/C/W/99 > buscar > ayuda para descargar estos documentos (busca en la base de datos Documentos en línea, abre una nueva ventana: espere un momento hasta que aparezca la lista de resultados)
- Developments in the Air Transport Sector S/C/W/163/Add.1-6 since the Conclusion of the Uruguay Round > buscar > ayuda para descargar estos documentos (busca en la base de datos Documentos en línea, abre una nueva ventana: espere un momento hasta que aparezca la lista de resultados)