Editor Margaret Haerens has compiled a number of for-or-against essays that explore issues relating to the World Trade Organization (W.T.O.). Readers will explore the mission of the World Trade Organization and its role in the global economy, the promotion of human rights, the establishment of food safety and security, and the environment. This book also examines the relationship of the United States to the W.T.O., and looks at the importance of the W.T.O. to U.S. interests.