Understanding the WTO

WTO , 2005 

An introduction to the WTO, what it is, why it was created, how it works, and what it does.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international, multilateral organization, which sets the rules for the global trading system and resolves disputes between its member states, all of whom are signatories to its approximately 30 agreements.

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Media Pages on the WTO

• World Trade Organization
• BBC News — Profile: WTO
• CNN - Special: WTO Hong Kong ongoing coverage
• Guardian Unlimited - Special Report: The World Trade Organisation ongoing coverage
• Panos London - Trading Places: African and Asian journalists report from the WTO Hong Kong

Books and Reports on the WTO

• What happened in Hong Kong? Initial analysis of the WTO Ministerial, Oxfam International, December 2005.
• Sailing Close to the Wind: Navigating the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Dec 2005.
• The World Trade Organisation: An Australian Guide, Global Trade Watch, Dec 2005.
• What You Need to Know About the WTO Before the Hong Kong Ministerial Public Citizen, Dec 7 2005.
• Derailer’s Guide to the WTO, Focus on the Global South, Dec 2005.
• Martin Khor et al (2005), WTO and the Global Trading System: Development Impacts and Reform Proposals, Zed Books
• Fatoumata Jawara and Aileen Kwa (2004), Behind the Scenes at the WTO: The Real World of International Trade Negotiations/Lessons of Cancun, Zed Books
• Jargon Explained: Glossary of Terms Commonly Used in the WTO, Compiled by 3D (Trade, Human Rights, Equitable Economy)], July 2004.
• Steinberg, Richard H. (2002). In the shadow of law or power? Consensus-based bargaining and outcomes in the GATT/WTO. International Organization 56 (2), 339–374.
• European Trade Union Institute - Series of reports on WTO and Asbestos
• More references at the WorldTradeLawnet Bibliography.
• The World Trade Organization: Selective Bibliography, prepaired by Hugo H.R. van Hamel, Peace

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