The World Trade Organisation the new world constitution laid bare
By: Shrybman, Steven.
Subject(s): Ecology | Human Ecology | Environment Science | World Trade Organisation | WTO | Constitution-Corporations-World Trade Organisation | World Trade Organisation-Overview | WTO-Overview | Environment-WTO | WTO and Environment | Environmental Threat-WTO In: The Ecologist 29(4)Summary: When the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement was concluded in the 1980, President Regan described it as the "economic constitution of North America". Recently the Director General of the WTO, Renato Ruggiero, used similar language to describe the WTO. But the WTO is a constitution for corporations. Its rules take little or no account of people or the environment. This article explains why the WTO is such a threat.Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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When the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement was concluded in the 1980, President Regan described it as the "economic constitution of North America". Recently the Director General of the WTO, Renato Ruggiero, used similar language to describe the WTO. But the WTO is a constitution for corporations. Its rules take little or no account of people or the environment. This article explains why the WTO is such a threat.