The Increasing Importance of Developing Countries in Trade in Services

Services play a broad and strategic role in the economy. The new focus in services arises because they have become increasingly tradable, allowing for the emergence of new and improved export activities. Trade in services, particularly business ser...

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Main Author:	Sáez, Sebastián
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING BILATERAL TRADE BILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS SERVICES COMMON MARKET COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTORS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES ENGINEERING SERVICES EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORTERS EXPORTS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL SERVICES FLOWS OF CAPITAL FOREIGN INVESTMENT GLOBAL ECONOMY GRAVITY MODEL HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES INVESTMENT FLOWS INVESTMENT POLICIES MARKET ACCESS MARKET FAILURES MARKET SIZE MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS OPENNESS POLITICAL ECONOMY PREFERENTIAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TAX TAX INCENTIVES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEDENSITY TOURISM TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE EFFECT TRADE IN GOODS TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE PATTERN TRADE PATTERNS TRADE PERFORMANCE TRANSPARENCY WELFARE GAINS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12778868/increasing-importance-developing-countries-trade-services http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11084

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spelling	okr-10986-110842021-04-23T14:02:53Z The Increasing Importance of Developing Countries in Trade in Services Sáez, Sebastián ACCOUNTING BILATERAL TRADE BILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS SERVICES COMMON MARKET COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTORS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES ENGINEERING SERVICES EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORTERS EXPORTS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL SERVICES FLOWS OF CAPITAL FOREIGN INVESTMENT GLOBAL ECONOMY GRAVITY MODEL HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES INVESTMENT FLOWS INVESTMENT POLICIES MARKET ACCESS MARKET FAILURES MARKET SIZE MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS OPENNESS POLITICAL ECONOMY PREFERENTIAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TAX TAX INCENTIVES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEDENSITY TOURISM TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE EFFECT TRADE IN GOODS TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE PATTERN TRADE PATTERNS TRADE PERFORMANCE TRANSPARENCY WELFARE GAINS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION Services play a broad and strategic role in the economy. The new focus in services arises because they have become increasingly tradable, allowing for the emergence of new and improved export activities. Trade in services, particularly business services, has become a dynamic component of trade and an alternative for export diversification for many developing countries. Besides traditional activities (such as tourism), health, information technology, and communication services are among the most successful service exports. Developing countries seem to follow different policy approaches to trade in services, and diverse trade patterns appear to emerge. What determines the participation of a developing country in trade in services? And what is the role of international negotiations? 2012-08-13T14:05:45Z 2012-08-13T14:05:45Z 2010-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12778868/increasing-importance-developing-countries-trade-services http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11084 English PREM Notes; No. 152 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic	ACCOUNTING BILATERAL TRADE BILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS SERVICES COMMON MARKET COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTORS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES ENGINEERING SERVICES EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORTERS EXPORTS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL SERVICES FLOWS OF CAPITAL FOREIGN INVESTMENT GLOBAL ECONOMY GRAVITY MODEL HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES INVESTMENT FLOWS INVESTMENT POLICIES MARKET ACCESS MARKET FAILURES MARKET SIZE MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS OPENNESS POLITICAL ECONOMY PREFERENTIAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TAX TAX INCENTIVES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEDENSITY TOURISM TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE EFFECT TRADE IN GOODS TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE PATTERN TRADE PATTERNS TRADE PERFORMANCE TRANSPARENCY WELFARE GAINS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTING BILATERAL TRADE BILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS SERVICES COMMON MARKET COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONTRACTORS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES ENGINEERING SERVICES EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORTERS EXPORTS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL SERVICES FLOWS OF CAPITAL FOREIGN INVESTMENT GLOBAL ECONOMY GRAVITY MODEL HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES INVESTMENT FLOWS INVESTMENT POLICIES MARKET ACCESS MARKET FAILURES MARKET SIZE MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS OPENNESS POLITICAL ECONOMY PREFERENTIAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TAX TAX INCENTIVES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEDENSITY TOURISM TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE EFFECT TRADE IN GOODS TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE PATTERN TRADE PATTERNS TRADE PERFORMANCE TRANSPARENCY WELFARE GAINS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION Sáez, Sebastián The Increasing Importance of Developing Countries in Trade in Services
relation	PREM Notes; No. 152
description	Services play a broad and strategic role in the economy. The new focus in services arises because they have become increasingly tradable, allowing for the emergence of new and improved export activities. Trade in services, particularly business services, has become a dynamic component of trade and an alternative for export diversification for many developing countries. Besides traditional activities (such as tourism), health, information technology, and communication services are among the most successful service exports. Developing countries seem to follow different policy approaches to trade in services, and diverse trade patterns appear to emerge. What determines the participation of a developing country in trade in services? And what is the role of international negotiations?
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Sáez, Sebastián
author_facet	Sáez, Sebastián
author_sort	Sáez, Sebastián
title	The Increasing Importance of Developing Countries in Trade in Services
title_short	The Increasing Importance of Developing Countries in Trade in Services
title_full	The Increasing Importance of Developing Countries in Trade in Services
title_fullStr	The Increasing Importance of Developing Countries in Trade in Services
title_full_unstemmed	The Increasing Importance of Developing Countries in Trade in Services
title_sort	increasing importance of developing countries in trade in services
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12778868/increasing-importance-developing-countries-trade-services http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11084
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