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Measuring Educational Liberalisation. A Global Analysis of GATS
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Verger, Antoni – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2008
In this article, we examine the process of trade liberalisation of educational services in the framework of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Specifically, we analyse the factors that influence the undertaking of commitments on educational liberalisation by the member countries of the WTO. The…
Descriptors: International Trade, International Organizations, International Education, Global Approach
GATS and the Steering Capacity of a Nation State in Higher Education: Case Studies of the Czech Republic and the Netherlands
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Vlk, Ales; Westerheijden, Don; van der Wende, Marijk – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2008
This paper looks at the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) as an important part of the international trade law system and explores if and how it affects the steering capacity of a nation state regarding higher education. It offers a new conceptual framework to look on the impact of GATS on higher education within its increasingly…
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Trade, Foreign Countries, Case Studies