WTO/GATS and the global politics of higher education

part Introduction -- chapter 1 GATS, Higher Education and Global Governance Studies -- part Block I GATS in Context -- chapter 2 Education in the WTO/GATS Context -- chapter 3 GATS, Markets and Higher Education -- part Block II GATS Results and Procedures -- chapter 4 Negotiating the GATS: A Multi-Level System -- chapter 5 State of Play and Trends of the Negotiations -- part Block III Inside the Negotiations -- chapter 6 GATS and Education: The Passionate Debate -- chapter 7 For or Against Education Liberalization: The International Struggle -- chapter 8 Negotiating Education in the WTO: Key Ideas and Actors -- chapter 9 National Case Studies: Argentina and Chile -- part Conclusions -- chapter 10 Explaining the GATS Results in Education.

The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) has furthered international pressure towards the liberalization of education all over the world. Antoni Verger explores the constitution of global liberalization entailed by the GATS as well as the opposition to this process