| Whose Trade Organization?: The Comprehensive Guide to the Wto Revised Edition Contributor(s): Wallach, Lori (Author), Woodall, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1565848411 ISBN-13: 9781565848412 Publisher: New Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: Just what are all those protesters so upset about, anyway? This book is a quick, accurate, well-composed tome examining the effects of the WTO on developing countries' poverty, health care, natural resources, and human rights. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Business & Economics | International - General |
| Dewey: 382.92 |
| LCCN: 2003060370 |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 6.28" W x 9.14" (1.40 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Many people are surprised when they first learn that trade is only a small element of the World Trade Organization, but the WTO actually covers a huge array of subjects never before included in trade agreements. The new agreements that were born with the WTO almost nine years ago included 800-plus pages of rules that interfere with food safety standards, environmental laws, social service polices, intellectual property standards, government procurement rules, and more. Whose Trade Organization? is the definitive guide to the reign of this undemocratic trade regime that has sparked protests from Seattle to Quebec to Genoa. With case-by-case studies, the book exposes the lopsided agreements and secret tribunals that are the tools of the WTO's trade, and reveals the aggressive corporate agenda at its core. This myth-busting guide explains cutting-edge conflicts over rainforest destruction, genetically modified foods, sweatshops, lifesaving drugs, and many other global issues. And it offers critical and timely prescriptions for challenging the WTO and building a public-centered, democratic alternative. |
