POLI 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: World Trade Organization
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There seems to be controversy that wto does not care about environmental issues. Us shrimpers do not have as many advantages as the asian shrimpers. Cannot use the safety argument because their oceans are dirty as well. Listed one advantage: asian use cheaper nets that capture endangered turtles as well, thereby us shut down the markets to them. Asian brought it to wto, who ruled in their favour. People think that wto does not care about endangered species. Granted, wto care more about efficiency than equality, and national. Trade is more effective in solving world"s crises than aid. There are always losers in the game. Thereby, there will be ensuing political difficulties. New zealand is mad at canadian dairy farmers, for example (tpp. Lobby groups are very powerful because they could exert pressure to make trade decisions. There are certain hierarchies associated with wto. Like in the un, countries are not equal.
