... to ensure that they are represented at WTO proceedings. (Consumers International - Aug 1999) Also when they do manage to represent themselves at the meetings they are still very much at a disadvantage. All trade negotiations are based on the principle of reciprocity and this kind of bartering, for the most part, only benefits the large and diversified economies because they can get more by giving more. Usually negotiations and trade offs only take place among the developed countries and some of the richer developing nations. (Aileen Kwa - WTO and Developing Countries) The WTO also claims that competition generates wealth for everyone, although competition is only meaningful if competitors are able to survive. This is particularly true within agriculture where labour productivity varies by a factor of a thousand to one between a grain farmer in the US and a peasant in the heart of Africa. The playing field for competition is simply ...

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