Palmer, Doug,

The Challenge of Free Trade. Doug Palmer. - Reuters Magazine, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 20, Business, 1522-3191; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: The Challenge of Free Trade, Sept. 2003; pp. 24-32.

"Trade liberalisation is often compared to a bicycle: unless it keeps moving forward, it tips over. Under the auspices of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), nearly 150 developed and developing countries open a new round of talks to free up world trade further in mid-September in Cancun, Mexico. The eyes of the world will be watching to see if the bicycle of trade is about to tip over." (REUTERS MAGAZINE) This article discusses the agenda for the 2003 WTO annual meeting and provides a background for the creation of this organization.

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World Trade Organization


Agricultural subsidies
Devaluation of currency
Dollar--American
Free trade
Free trade--Developing countries
Globalization
North and South
Protectionism
Summit meetings
Tariff


U.S.--Economic relations--Developing countries

AC1.S5

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