This paper reviews the status of service negotiations, from a Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) perspective, in the context of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA). It describes the development content of the DDA, in general as well as in services. Considering that developing countries have regarded the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) as an arrangement with “development friendly” architecture, they had high expectations concerning the trade opportunities that this Agreement would offer. These expectations have not been met. LAC countries have experienced growing deficits in their services trade and their export performance has been weaker than their corresponding performance in goods.
Keywords:
Service Negotiations, Trade in Services, Latin America and Caribbean, Doha Development Agenda, World Trade Organization
Author Biography
Francisco Prieto Serigós
Ingeniero comercial; M.A. en economía Universidad de Indiana; ex asesor de los Ministerios de Relaciones Exteriores y de Hacienda de Chile; profesor de negociaciones económicas internacionales del Instituto de Estudios Internacionales de la Universidad de Chile.
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