Trade in Services: The Doha Development Agenda Negotiations and U.S. Goals

Cooper, William H.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Trade;    International trade;    Foreign trade;    Trade agreements;    Trade negotiations;   

RP-ID  :  RL33085
RP-ID  :  RL33085_2011Mar10

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The United States and the other 153 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have been engaged in a set or "round" of negotiations called the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) since December 2001. The DDA's main objective is to refine and expand the rules by which WTO members conduct foreign trade with one another. This report is designed to assist the 112th Congress to understand and monitor progress of the negotiations and the major issues that the negotiators are addressing. The report provides a brief background section on the significance of services to the U.S. economy. It then explains briefly the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the structure and agenda of the services negotiations in the DDA round, including U.S. objectives in the negotiations. The report concludes with a status report on the negotiations and an examination of potential results.