A world without barriers - Freedom. Development. Free trade and global governance

Author: Moore
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Mike Moore's reflections on his various experiences during his tenure as Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) provide an important supplement to the major debate on globalization. Moore explains how a 14-year-old dropout who worked in a slaughterhouse later led the organization responsible for establishing rules and order for the world trade system. Before the ill-fated Seattle conference, Moore took office and immediately began reforming the organization, addressing issues concerning poor countries, and engaging in public debates with often hostile nongovernmental organizations. Through negotiations, he successfully brought 10 new members into the WTO, including China, the most populous country in the world, recounting the process of these negotiations from the perspective of an insider. He was proud that at the Doha conference in November 2001, these countries committed to participating in a new round of trade negotiations focused on development. Moore counters the various attacks on the WTO, arguing that the WTO's commitment to rules-based free trade offers the best hope for millions of the world's poorest citizens to escape poverty. No Barriers provides a detailed examination of our world, which is just beginning to achieve integration and interdependence, and offers fresh perspectives on the emerging global civilization society and the challenges faced by companies and global governance.