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'The Impact of the WTO is essential to any discussion involving the group and is highly recommended to economics and political science library collections.' - Midwest Book Review 'In this important contribution to the international trade literature, Kelly presents case studies of the nine environmental and health-related disputes settled by the WTO... no other publication surveys the important precedent-setting cases within the WTO dispute settlement system... All libraries with international trade collections will need this volume. Highly recommended.' - R.M. Fulton, Choice 'Kelly's exhaustively researched and highly informative discussion of the nine WTO disputes involving environmental protection and public health represents an important scholarly contribution. This book is the most detailed and sophisticated analysis of the role of the WTO's dispute mechanisms in addressing an increasingly important and highly controversial category of trade disputes.' - David Vogel, University of California, Berkeley, US 'Does the WTO favor trade at the expense of national sovereignty, the environment and public health, as the critics contend? Or is it a democratic institution that gives all countries a seat at the table for a feast of free trade? Trish Kelly's superb book, The Impact of the WTO is the first careful and comprehensive look at the actual environmental and health disputes adjudicated at the WTO to try to answer this question. Her answers are well-researched, objective and unlikely to fully satisfy either side in this sometimes raucous argument: Kelly concludes that, so far, the WTO has not sacrificed sovereignty, the environment and public health; but looking forward, the poorest countries need more assistance to have greater access to the dispute settlement mechanisms. She also shows that strong political action at the national level is necessary to protect public health and the environment. Though controversial, this book will provide the gold standard of careful analysis on these issues for the foreseeable future.' - Gerald A. Epstein, University of Massachusetts Amherst, US

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Trish Kelly, Data and Research Manager, Office of Federal Programs, Tennessee Department of Education, US

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