1、5100 英文单词 ,2.9 万英文字符 ,中文 8400 字 文献出处: Myszkowska M. The importance of services trade in global economyJ. Ekonomia XXI wieku, 2014 (4 (4): 28-45. THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES TRADE IN GLOBAL ECONOMY Magdalena Myszkowska Summary: The objective of this article is to present the most important tendencies
2、in the international services trade. Geographical and material dynamics and structure of international service transfers were analysed on the basis of the available statistical data. The growing role of services trade in mature economies and growing importance of services export of the developing co
3、untries were presented. The author also presented the pivotal role of services in the ongoing transformation of international trade and investment model, characterized by the delocalization of service functions and the participation of services in the global value chains. The attention was also draw
4、n to the need of measuring trade, including services trade, through the criteria of value added at every stage of production. Keywords: international trade in services, commercial services, offshoring of services, value added, global value chains. 1. Introduction Global economy has been changing at
5、an unprecedented pace and services have been in the centre of this transformation. Globalization would not have been possible without the development of information and communications technologies. Global manufacturing networks could not have been created without efficient and solid transportation a
6、nd logistic services. Services constitute the very base of each stage of production, from research and development, through design, engineering, financing, transport, distribution to marketing. Services contribute to the occurrence of value added and innovation. Similarly to the goods trade, as far as services trade is concerned, the clear division into exporters and importers faded away long time ago. This characteristic no longer operates. Nowadays, the production of services repeatedly ta