Trade in Educational Services: An Overview of GATS and Policy Implications for Higher Agricultural Education in India
| Autor: | H.B. Rashmi, R. Kalpana Sastry, S.K. Soam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Sustainable development
Service (business) Economic growth Higher education business.industry Geography Planning and Development Market access Agricultural education Education Economics General Agreement on Trade in Services General Agricultural and Biological Sciences business Trade barrier Free trade |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. 13:49-68 |
| ISSN: | 1750-8622 1389-224X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13892240601162106 |
| Popis: | Higher education is a service that contributes to national development, integration and regional cohesion. Agricultural education in particular has been viewed in many developing countries as a significant contributor to sustainable development and poverty alleviation. In view of its public mandate, higher education in most countries is regulated by competent bodies. However, higher education is also a service recognized under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It is therefore subject to WTO's essential principles of promoting trade liberalization, market access and equitable treatment to all participants. But very little is known about the consequences of free trade in educational services. Also it is difficult to define which educational services are strictly commercial and which are public services. As a result, application of GATS can lead to disputes, unless the definitions are clear and international standards are in place, as in the cas... |
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