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PSI SPECIAL REPORT: The Trade in Services Agreement and the corporate agenda

TISA versus Public Services

http://www.asu.asn.au/documents/doc_download/546-psi-report-tisa-versus-public-services-28-april-2014

Written by Scott Sinclair, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives,

and

Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood, Institute of Political Economy, Carleton University

Acknowledgements:
The authors wish to acknowledge the assistance and advice of Larry Brown, Penny
Clarke, Marc Maes, Teresa Marshall, Daniel Poon, Oliver Prausmuller, Sanya Reid-
Smith and Stuart Trew. We also wish to thank Gary Schneider for his skilful editing.
Scott Sinclair also wishes to thank those officials who participated in confidential
research interviews in Geneva in early October 2013.

The authors also wish to acknowledge the ongoing support of colleagues in the Trade
and Investment Research Project of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
This report was commissioned by the Public Services International (PSI), but the
views expressed are not necessarily those of PSI. Daniel Bertossa from PSI offered
invaluable support and advice throughout the project.

Published April 28, 2014
by Public Services International
www.world-psi.org

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