Trade in services constitutes one of the still unresolved problems in the Uruguay Round. What progress has been made so far in this field? Which are the remaining points at issue? What are the prospects for agreement on a comprehensive solution?

When the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was concluded in the late 1940s, there was hardly any mention of international transactions in services. At that time, the issue of international trade in services was of minor importance. In addition, attention was initially focused on...

Applicant countries in transition wishing to revitalise or establish new ties with the GATT/WTO system will be able to achieve this neither in a rash nor uniform fashion. Undisputedly the necessary economic reforms in Central and Eastern Europe will take time. With respect to foreign trade, the...

In der öffentlichen Debatte wird Klage über das geringe Gewicht von Dienstleistungen am deutschen Export geführt. In der vorliegenden Untersuchung analysieren die Autoren die Sachlage anhand von IWF-Daten, gehen auf das Verhältnis zur Industrie ein und benennen Felder, in denen der...