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Democracy for Sale: The WTO
July 7, 1999
Listen/download helpThe World Trade Organization is entering its fourth year. Planners of its annual meeting in late 1999, including major corporations such as Microsoft and Boeing, hope to accomplish the boosting of free trade policies. But, the WTO's track record has sparked much opposition. On this program, we take a look at the WTO, its goals and how its decisions have affected the world's economies.
Featuring:
Walden Bello, Focus on the Global South; Simon Billenness, The New England Burma Roundtable; Don Kegley and Erle Ingram, United Steelworkers of America; Lori Wallach, Public Citizen Global Trade Watch.
For more information:
Focus on the Global South
204 D. Tuazon
Quezon City, Philipines
62 2-740-1184; walden@csi.com.ph
The New England Burma Roundtable
711 Atlantic Ave.
Boston, MA 02111
617-423-6655; fax: 617-482-6179; sbillenness@frdc.com
United Steelworkers of America
P.O. Box 15286
Spokane, WA 99215
509-924-2650; fax: 509-924-2717
People for Fair Trade
Seattle WTO Host Committee
1-877-STOP-WTO
www.peopleforfairtrade.org
Public Citizen Global Trade Watch
215 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20003