Political leaders must promote the Doha agenda USA 2ND EDITION
One of the great misconceptions is that free trade benefits the rich and powerful - such as multinational companies - at the expense of the poor, whereas the opposite is generally the case. There is therefore no contradiction, on the contrary, between a "social Europe" and the lowering of...
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Published in | The Financial times (London ed.) |
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Format | Newspaper Article |
Language | English |
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London (UK)
The Financial Times Limited
07.06.2005
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Summary: | One of the great misconceptions is that free trade benefits the rich and powerful - such as multinational companies - at the expense of the poor, whereas the opposite is generally the case. There is therefore no contradiction, on the contrary, between a "social Europe" and the lowering of tariffs and opening of markets in Europe that Doha would bring. This would have catastrophic consequences generally and for poor countries and poorer people in rich countries especially. Rather than basking in the illusion that "Europe is aware of what is at stake in Doha", which most Europeans are almost certainly not, Mr [Peter Mandelson] should be speaking about the stakes and the opportunities Doha presents and making a real effort to build up coalitions among diverse European constituencies to make the Hong Kong ministerial a success. We are at the 11th hour. |
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ISSN: | 0307-1766 |