PUBLIC CITIZEN'S NEW WTO BOOK – COURSE ADOPTION INFORMATION Why has the World Trade Organization (WTO) sparked passionate protests all over the world? What are its implications for democracy and development? Our new book, Whose Trade Organization? A Comprehensive Guide to the WTO provides a comprehensive and meticulously footnoted critique of the WTO that is intended to both educate the unaware and to arm global justice activists with formidable expertise.
Written in accessible prose and backed up with thousands of footnotes, Whose Trade Organization explains the lopsided agreements and secret tribunals that are the WTO's stock in trade and provides a thorough (300-page) analysis of the WTO's nearly ten-year record. It includes chapters on the WTO's outcomes regarding the environment, rich and poor countries' economies, jobs and livelihoods, food security and safety, public health, human and labor rights and more (a full table of contents is listed below/ enclosure). Each chapter features an overview that explains how WTO rules and agreements affect the policy area in question. This overview is followed by in-depth case studies that show how these rules have been used to force changes in democratically determined policies and to further skew outcomes in favor of global commercial interests. Whose Trade Organization is suitable for course adoption across a range of classes dealing with global business, history, economics or politics, including: Globalization/ Political Economy Politics of International Trade Global Capitalism and International Trade Globalization and Social Protest Global Governance Politics of Development As we are sure you are aware, our perspective is dramatically underrepresented in both the academic and media mainstreams. Some of your students may have seen footage of protests in Seattle or Cancun but few will have any detailed knowledge of what or why they were protesting. If you are seeking to present present both sides of the globalization debate as part of your class, there are few resources that can offer as well-researched and detailed an understanding of the anti-globalization perspective as Whose Trade Organization. If you would like to consider the book for course adoption, please contact Miles Norton: [EMAIL PROTECTED] , 212.629.4281 phone or 212.629.8617 fax for more information. Please use the enclosed order form to order a copy for personal use, or visit us on-line at www.citizen.org. Fiona M. Wright Research Director Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch 215 Pennsylvania Ave., SE Washington DC 20003 Ph: 202-454-5105 Fax: 202-547-7392 -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901
