World Trade Organization

Sweeney Letter on China Vote

Inside US Trade January 28, 2000 Dear Representative:

Where was the color in Seattle? Looking for reasons why the Great Battle was so white

From: ColorLines February, 2000

1 Davos, 3 Seattles

The New York Times By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

Bee Decision Shows Merit of WTO, says Sutton

Press Release New Zealand Government World Trade Organization (WTO) rules have helped New Zealand beekeepers win access to the British bee market, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said today.

Remember Seattle

By John J. Sweeney Washington Post, Opinion Sunday, January 30, 2000 It is time we asked ourselves: What is the fundamental test of globalization? In all the talk about whether global markets are more open or less open, we've lost view of the market's fundamental role in a democratic society. An open market is a means to an end, and the end is human development.

WTO Debate In Davos

AP Worldstream ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS DAVOS, Switzerland -- The global economy has grown strong but so has debate over who has benefited and who has lost in the boom, world corporate and government leaders heard at an annual summit Friday.

The WTO and Family Farms: An Interview with Mark Ritchie

THE WTO AND FAMILY FARMS: AN INTERVIEW WITH MARK RITCHIE

Precaution Meets Protectionism at the WTO

January 21, 2000 | OPINION | BY HECTOR ROGELIO TORRES We have failed in launching a broad new round of talks to liberalize world trade. But in spite of this, negotiations to further liberalize trade in agriculture are to start at the beginning of this year.

What Next for the WTO? Three Critics Discuss Policy Alternatives

The American Prospect | January 17, 2000 Five Simple Principles for World Trade By DANI RODRIK

WTO Director General faces protestors in India

New Delhi, Jan 11