Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). I develop an argument suggesting how levels of democracy and factor endowments are … well as regulatory capacity, are positively linked to GATS commitments. …

liberalization commitments in the new generation of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) as compared to prevailing GATS commitments … detail the GATS+ commitments undertaken in a number of key sectors (audiovisual, distribution, education, financial …

agreements (PTAs) - a reasonable starting point - 'TISA market access commitments would go well beyond GATS commitments and …

The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is broader in policy coverage than conventional trade agreements for … the GATS to date - far fewer than under the GATT in merchandise trade. Also, governments appear to be generally hesitant … for (discriminatory) subsidies than under the GATS. Yet, this is not necessarily true for the obligations assumed by many …

governments undertook different levels of market access commitments under the WTO's General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS …

The creation of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), in the Uruguay Round, and its entry into force in … commitments under the GATS meant that great flexibility was given to Members in selecting the sectors concerned and specifying the …

Trade in Services (GATS) have prevented WTO Members from advancing services liberalization under the Agreement. The GATS is …

overlap with obligations assumed by WTO Members under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). About 60 per cent of … world foreign investment stocks are in services and, thus, covered by mode 3 (commercial presence) of the GATS. A closer … developing countries, than those scheduled under the GATS. Furthermore, a number of obligations enshrined in BITs go beyond their …