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Call for Book Chapters
Book title : International Perspectives on Global Trade in Commercial Services
Editors : Dr. Alka Maurya & Dr. Abhay Sinha
Submission deadline
· Submission of Abstract 200-300 words and 4-5 keywords
31st July 2023
· Full-length paper/case study (word limit 5000 – 6000 words)
31st August 2023
According to a recent report by World Bank and WTO services sector generates half of the employment worldwide and contributes two-thirds of the global GDP. The share of services sector increased from 53 percent to 67 percent between 1970 and 2021.
In 2021 trade in goods grew by 9.7% while trade in services increased by 17%, this clearly indicates that trade in services is growing at a much faster pace as compared to trade in goods. Also, services trade promotes greater inclusiveness, in 2021, 9 out of 10 services firms were MSMEs.
Considering the vast potential in trade of commercial services a book on the topic “International Perspectives on Global Trade in Commercial services is proposed. The book will be published by Patridge.
Some of the proposed chapter for the books are given below, however relevant to the broad theme of the book can also be submitted.
1. Services sector and economic growth
2. Contribution of Services sector in Employment generation, Entrepreneurship, GDP and Trade
3. Issues in Services sector : Skills, Human Resource, Quality and Pricing
4. Government Regulations for trade in services
5. Trend in global trade in services
6. International trade in goods vs. trade in services
7. Overview of foreign investment in services sector
8. Trends in trade in major commercial services
a. Business Services
b. Travel
c. Transport
d. Insurance services
e. Financial services
f. Intellectual property
g. Telecommunications, computer, and information services
h. Personal, cultural, and recreational services
i. Construction
9. Regulations for Trade in Services, GATS - WTO agreements
10. Barriers in International Trade in services
11. Trade-related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
12. Problems in data collection in International Trade in Services
Abstracts and completed chapter may be emailed to Dr. Alka Maurya at [log in to unmask]
Editors
Prof. (Dr.) Alka Maurya
Dr. Alka Maurya is Professor at Amity International Business School, Amity University, Noida. She has done her Masters in International Business from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, and Ph.D. from Jiwaji University, Gwalior. Her area of specialization is International Business.
She has over 19 years of experience in teaching, research, and consulting. She worked on several reports for the Department of Commerce, Export Promotion Councils, Commodity Boards, MNCs, and MNMEs while she was working with Plastics Export Promotion Council (Plexconcil) and NCTI (National Centre for Trade Information), an UN-designated Trade Point in India. She has published several books and research papers in her area of specialization.
Dr. Abhay Sinha
Dr. Abhay Sinha is Director General with Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC). Entrusted with the task of promoting over 14 services including Healthcare Services and positioning services from India as brand “India Serves.”
Dr. Sinha Has over 24 years of experience in various organizations under Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council, CII and National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI)-a joint venture of ITPO and NIC under Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India. The core areas have been international trade, international trade regulations, Policy and strategy, market research and international trade information services.
Dr. Sinha took numerous initiatives like Brand India Pharma Campaign which gave the tagline India as Pharmacy of the world, Central Portal for Authentication and Validation of Exports of drugs from India (i-Veda) for tracing and tracking, International Outreach for market development and creating a Brand India Pharma Exhibition-IPHEX.