Revealing documentation of the WTO's persistent undermining of the attempts by governments around the world to maintain independent standards on everything from food safety and public health to minimum wage and the environment. Contains case-by-case studies that expose secret tribunals and lopsided agreements often arranged by the WTO.

Author Biography

Lori Wallach is the director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, which was created in 1995 to promote government and corporate accountability in the globalization and trade arena. GTW promotes a public interest perspective on an array of globalization issues, including implications for health and safety, environmental protection, economic justice, and democratic, accountable governance.