Behind GATS 2000 / Erik Wesselius 

Public ISBD Titre : Behind GATS 2000 : Corporate Power at Work Type de document : document électronique Auteurs : Erik Wesselius, Auteur Editeur : Amsterdam [Pays-Bas] : Transnational Institute (TNI) Année de publication : 2002 Collection : TNI Briefing Series num. 6 Importance : 16 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Accords commerciaux Tags : AGCS-GATS  Libéralisation  Privatisation Index. décimale : 03.02 Accords Commerciaux Résumé : In February 2000, the member states of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) began negotiations to expand the 1995 General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). Since the start of these GATS 2000 talks, concern over their possible outcome has grown, not only among citizens’ organisations, but also among Southern governments and local and regional authorities world-wide. GATS critics point out that the GATS 2000 negotiations pose a threat to the provision of basic public services like education, health or water provision, and to governments’ right to regulate, including policies targeting economic and social development or environmental protection. These threats are the direct result of a disproportionate corporate influence over GATS negotiations, both in the past and in the present. Behind GATS 2000 : Corporate Power at Work [document électronique] / Erik Wesselius, Auteur . - Amsterdam (PO Box 14656, 1001 LD, Pays-Bas) : Transnational Institute (TNI), 2002 . - 16 p.. - (TNI Briefing Series; 6) . Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Accords commerciaux Tags : AGCS-GATS  Libéralisation  Privatisation Index. décimale : 03.02 Accords Commerciaux Résumé : In February 2000, the member states of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) began negotiations to expand the 1995 General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). Since the start of these GATS 2000 talks, concern over their possible outcome has grown, not only among citizens’ organisations, but also among Southern governments and local and regional authorities world-wide. GATS critics point out that the GATS 2000 negotiations pose a threat to the provision of basic public services like education, health or water provision, and to governments’ right to regulate, including policies targeting economic and social development or environmental protection. These threats are the direct result of a disproportionate corporate influence over GATS negotiations, both in the past and in the present.

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Lights off! / Antonio Carmona Báez

Public ISBD Titre : Lights off! : debunking the myths of power liberalisation Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Antonio Carmona Báez, Auteur ; Ophelia Cowell, Auteur ; Tatiana Roa Avendaño Editeur : Amsterdam [Pays-Bas] : Transnational Institute (TNI) Année de publication : 2002 Collection : TNI Briefing Series num. 5 Importance : 20 p Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Libéralisation Énergie Tags : Privatisation  Energie  Electricité Index. décimale : 03.03 Ressources naturelles Résumé : This briefing attempts to look beyond the promised benefits of the power sector liberalisation, and debunk some myths about power deregulation and privatisation worldwide. Liberalisation of the electricity sector is on the increase on a global scale. Corporate-driven reforms are portrayed by international financial institutions and multilateral development banks as means of improving efficiency and attracting foreign investment for national economic growth. Most countries across the world are taking steps towards privatisation and deregulation of the electricity sector, often to meet the conditions imposed by international donors or comply with regional or global trade agreements. If the aim is really to improve the living conditions of ordinary people by lowering the cost and increasing the quality of power provision, privatisation and deregulation have evidently failed. During the past five years, from New Zealand to California and from India to Brazil, the world has witnessed a series of catastrophic blackouts, skyrocketing tariffs, growing corruption, environmental disasters and the collapse of Enron Corporation, a veritable icon of liberalisation. This first issue of Power & Society attempts to look beyond the promised benefits of liberalisation and debunk some myths about power deregulation and privatisation worldwide. Lights off! : debunking the myths of power liberalisation [texte imprimé] / Antonio Carmona Báez, Auteur ; Ophelia Cowell, Auteur ; Tatiana Roa Avendaño . - Amsterdam (PO Box 14656, 1001 LD, Pays-Bas) : Transnational Institute (TNI), 2002 . - 20 p. - (TNI Briefing Series; 5) . Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Libéralisation Énergie Tags : Privatisation  Energie  Electricité Index. décimale : 03.03 Ressources naturelles Résumé : This briefing attempts to look beyond the promised benefits of the power sector liberalisation, and debunk some myths about power deregulation and privatisation worldwide. Liberalisation of the electricity sector is on the increase on a global scale. Corporate-driven reforms are portrayed by international financial institutions and multilateral development banks as means of improving efficiency and attracting foreign investment for national economic growth. Most countries across the world are taking steps towards privatisation and deregulation of the electricity sector, often to meet the conditions imposed by international donors or comply with regional or global trade agreements. If the aim is really to improve the living conditions of ordinary people by lowering the cost and increasing the quality of power provision, privatisation and deregulation have evidently failed. During the past five years, from New Zealand to California and from India to Brazil, the world has witnessed a series of catastrophic blackouts, skyrocketing tariffs, growing corruption, environmental disasters and the collapse of Enron Corporation, a veritable icon of liberalisation. This first issue of Power & Society attempts to look beyond the promised benefits of liberalisation and debunk some myths about power deregulation and privatisation worldwide.

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