A World without Walls
Freedom, Development, Free Trade and Global Governance

Mike Moore's insight as Director-General of the World Trade Organization contributes to the globalization debate.

Mike Moore (Author)

9780521827010, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 21 January 2003

306 pages, 15 b/w illus. 6 tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.62 kg

'A World without Walls is an informative, challenging and well-written work …'. Asian Journal of Social Science

Mike Moore's reflection on his time as Director-General of the World Trade Organization is an important addition to the great globalization debate. Moore explains how a boy, who left school at fourteen to work in a slaughterhouse, came to head an organization charged with bringing rules and order to the world's trading system. Arriving at the WTO shortly before the ill-fated Seattle meeting, Moore sought to reform the Organization, addressing the concerns of poorer countries and engaging in open debate with the often hostile NGOs. He is proud of the outcome of the Doha meeting in November 2001 which secured commitment to a new round of trade talks with a focus on development. Moore rebuts the attacks against the WTO arguing that the WTO's promise of rules-based free trade offers the best hope for lifting millions of the world's poorest citizens out of poverty.

List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction: the making of an internationalist
Part I. The Bigger Picture: 2. What does globalisation mean?
3. Food for thought
4. The philosophy, politics and economics of trade and freedom
5. Life is getting better
Part II. From Seattle to Doha: 6. Setback in Seattle
7. Why the WTO matters
8. Forging a consensus
9. Denouement at Doha
10. Creating a 'World' Trade Organization
11. How the 'new issues' could strengthen the agenda
12. Why concluding the new round is crucial
Part III. Citizens, Corporates and a New Deal for Global Governance: 13. Engaging civil society
14. Corporate social responsibility
15. Time to rethink global governance
16. Future challenges
Notes
Index.

Subject Areas: International business [KJK], Development economics & emerging economies [KCM], International trade [KCLT], International economics [KCL]