Review of African Political Economy - Vol. 21 No. 59 GATT: A Victory for the North

Abstract of Briefing

Title:	GATT: A Victory for the North
Author:	Kevin Watkins
Location:	Vol.21 No.59 (January 1994), pp60-66

The 7 year search for the Holy Grail of a Uruguay Round agreement has been concluded and neatly packaged as a triumph for liberal values, cooperation and global prosperity. Sadly, the packaging seriously misrepresents the product. In reality, the GATT deal has set the seal on a new world trade order in which the interests of the world's poorest countries and people have been sacrificed to the self-interest of the northern governments, and to powerful transitional companies (TNCs).

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