The World Trade Organization and Publicly Funded Healthcare in Canada

A. Ostry

Centre for Health Services and Policy Research from University of British Columbia - Centre for Health Services and Policy Research.

Abstract: The World Trade Organization (WTO) creates new challenges for the Canadian Healthcare system arguably one of the most "socialized" systems in the world today. In particular, the WTO's enhanced trade dispute resolution powers, enforceable with sanctions, may make Canadian healthcare vulnerable to coperate penetration particularly in the pharmaceutical and private health services delivery sectors.

Keywords: HEALTH POLICY; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 I11 L65 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2001
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