Assessing the potential of services trade in developing countries: an overview / Olivier Cattaneo .. [et al.] -- Increasing labor mobility: options for developing countries / Sherry Stephenson and Gary Hufbauer -- Legal services: does more trade rhyme with better justice? / Olivier Cattaneo and...

The strategic development role of trade in services / Sebastián Sáez -- Negotiating trade in services : a practical guide for developing countries / Mario Marconini and Pierre Sauvé -- The negotiation and management of regulations in the trade in services / Sebastián Sáez and Marcel...

Recognizing that services affect the ability of countries and their firms to compete on international markets, the World Bank’s Trade and Regional Integration Unit has developed an extensive work program to promote the performance of countries’ domestic services sectors, including services...

This report sets out the particular approach to special and differential treatment (SDT) in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). In particular, the report explores how the degree of flexibility afforded to all Members under the GATS shapes its approach to SDT. Further, the report...