WTO ROUND GREENWATCH
November 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLIT might seem a long way from South Hams District Council's public tendering process to world trade negotiations in Geneva, but thanks to the globalisation process that upsets so many protesters with metal rods stuck through their noses, the two are actually closely related.Talks on liberalising the international trade in services at the World Trade Organisation are currently reaching a crucial stage: member administrations are making formal demands on their trading partners to remove bureaucratic and legal barriers that prevent their businesses ...
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