EU-GATS Study (EC-PREP)
There has been little detailed empirical study of how the GATS-development relationship operates in practice, and the water sector provides a topical example with which to consider the relationship between the above twin goals. ODI has recently undertaken studies (a collaboration between ODI's Water Policy Programme and International Economic Development Group) in Mexico, South Africa and Senegal where existing markets in urban areas offer opportunity for analysis of ‘live' examples of services liberalisation in the water sector.The studies ‘mapped' the trade-development interface and showed how the inclusion of water services under GATS might affect the achievement of development goals, particularly for developing countries.
Staff
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Peter Newborne
Senior Research Associate