Dear friends and colleagues, Some much-needed careful analysis of the possible impacts of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) has been contributed by two Australians, Richard Sanders and Peter Ellis. The GATS is a worry because its negotiation was not affected by the Seattle WTO breakdown and is proceeding rapidly. Australia's negotiators do not seem to recognise (or care much for) the threat posed to our public services in health, education, the ABC, etc. Richard's Financial Review article (15 June) can be read online at http://members.iinet.net.au/~jenks/Sanders.html Peter's comprehensive workshop paper (16 Jun) is at http://members.iinet.com.au/~peterell/gats.doc The documents can also be located from a list of helpful GATS references which I am developing at http://members.iinet.net.au/~jenks/anddocs.html#G3 Regards Brian Jenkins StopMAI Coalition (WA) Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
