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**evalayCap** · 03-19-2011, 06:12 AM

1) United Nations
Also know as "I have a nuclear and you cant" club.

2) IMF
IMF Approves $471 Million in Iraq Funding

3) WTO

Martin Khor argues that the WTO does not manage the global economy impartially, but in its operation has a systematic bias toward rich countries and multinational corporations, harming smaller countries which have less negotiation power. Some examples of this bias are:

* Rich countries are able to maintain high import duties and quotas in certain products, blocking imports from developing countries (e.g. clothing);
* The increase in non-tariff barriers such as anti-dumping measures allowed against developing countries;
* The maintenance of high protection of agriculture in developed countries while developing ones are pressed to open their markets;
* Many developing countries do not have the capacity to follow the negotiations and participate actively in the Uruguay Round; and
* The TRIPs agreement which limits developing countries from utilizing some technology that originates from abroad in their local systems (including medicines and agricultural products).

03-19-2011, 06:12 AM	#2
evalayCap Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 438 Senior Member	1) United Nations Also know as "I have a nuclear and you cant" club. 2) IMF IMF Approves $471 Million in Iraq Funding 3) WTO Martin Khor argues that the WTO does not manage the global economy impartially, but in its operation has a systematic bias toward rich countries and multinational corporations, harming smaller countries which have less negotiation power. Some examples of this bias are: * Rich countries are able to maintain high import duties and quotas in certain products, blocking imports from developing countries (e.g. clothing); * The increase in non-tariff barriers such as anti-dumping measures allowed against developing countries; * The maintenance of high protection of agriculture in developed countries while developing ones are pressed to open their markets; * Many developing countries do not have the capacity to follow the negotiations and participate actively in the Uruguay Round; and * The TRIPs agreement which limits developing countries from utilizing some technology that originates from abroad in their local systems (including medicines and agricultural products).
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