Handbook on negotiating preferential trade agreements : services liberalization

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2013

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ARTNeT, United Nations ESCAP

Abstract

This handbook is a practical introduction to preparing for negotiations, aimed particularly at those who may not have extensive experience. Prepared under the evidence-based trade policy making and capacity-building programme of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), it serves as a reference manual for government officials tasked with the difficult job of preparing for, and conducting, negotiations on services liberalization in the context of a preferential trade agreement (PTA). ESCAP supports governments of countries in the region in consolidating regional positions and advocates for regional approaches to socio-economic challenges.

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TRADE AGREEMENTS, TRADE NEGOTIATIONS, MANUALS, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, POLICY MAKING, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, SERVICE INDUSTRY, TRADE POLICY, POLITICAL WILL, GOVERNMENT ROLE, MARKET ACCESS, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, COMPETITIVENESS, FAR EAST ASIA, SOUTH ASIA

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