Modalities and Determinants of Trade in Health Services

Trade in health services is part of the larger phenomenon of globalization of services, wherein services have become increasingly tradeable through different modes of delivery and are playing a growing role in the growth and development process of...

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Main Author:	Chanda, Rupa
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2022
Subjects:	TRADE HEALTH SERVICES IMPLICATIONS MACRO-LEVEL DEMAND MODE-SPECIFIC DEMAND DRIVERS BARRIERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099752507152217977/IDU015a894b5079c1047fc0b9de00f32e94d4aa5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37711

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spelling	okr-10986-377112022-07-16T05:10:35Z Modalities and Determinants of Trade in Health Services Chanda, Rupa TRADE HEALTH SERVICES IMPLICATIONS MACRO-LEVEL DEMAND MODE-SPECIFIC DEMAND DRIVERS BARRIERS Trade in health services is part of the larger phenomenon of globalization of services, wherein services have become increasingly tradeable through different modes of delivery and are playing a growing role in the growth and development process of economies. The provision of health services forms the backbone of any health system. Accessibility, quality, capacity, organization, availability of human and physical resources, and equity in the provision of health services are essential for a health care system to deliver the desired health and related sustainable development outcomes. Section 2 provides an overview of trade in health services, outlining its defining characteristics and features. Section 3 discusses the positive and negative effects of trade in health services and the associated welfare and health security implications. Section 4 delves into the factors that drive cross-border demand for, and supply of health services and outlines the barriers that constrain this trade. Section 5 concludes by outlining a conceptual framework for the determinants of trade in health services and provides insights the ways in which countries can leverage their natural advantages and shape the enabling policy and regulatory environment to participate in the growing global and regional opportunities for trade in health services, while keeping in mind the need to balance efficiency with equity. 2022-07-15T19:46:15Z 2022-07-15T19:46:15Z 2022 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099752507152217977/IDU015a894b5079c1047fc0b9de00f32e94d4aa5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37711 English en_US Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions Insight; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC : World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper World
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description	Trade in health services is part of the larger phenomenon of globalization of services, wherein services have become increasingly tradeable through different modes of delivery and are playing a growing role in the growth and development process of economies. The provision of health services forms the backbone of any health system. Accessibility, quality, capacity, organization, availability of human and physical resources, and equity in the provision of health services are essential for a health care system to deliver the desired health and related sustainable development outcomes. Section 2 provides an overview of trade in health services, outlining its defining characteristics and features. Section 3 discusses the positive and negative effects of trade in health services and the associated welfare and health security implications. Section 4 delves into the factors that drive cross-border demand for, and supply of health services and outlines the barriers that constrain this trade. Section 5 concludes by outlining a conceptual framework for the determinants of trade in health services and provides insights the ways in which countries can leverage their natural advantages and shape the enabling policy and regulatory environment to participate in the growing global and regional opportunities for trade in health services, while keeping in mind the need to balance efficiency with equity.
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author	Chanda, Rupa
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title	Modalities and Determinants of Trade in Health Services
title_short	Modalities and Determinants of Trade in Health Services
title_full	Modalities and Determinants of Trade in Health Services
title_fullStr	Modalities and Determinants of Trade in Health Services
title_full_unstemmed	Modalities and Determinants of Trade in Health Services
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publisher	Washington, DC : World Bank
publishDate	2022
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099752507152217977/IDU015a894b5079c1047fc0b9de00f32e94d4aa5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37711
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