index

the tyranny of free trade

wasted natural wealth and lost livelihoods

executive summary
introduction
making sense of the wto doha round negotiations

1. biodiversity
   • introduction biodiversity for sale: trade undermines indigenous and community rights
   • the privatization of traditional knowledge, seeds and medicines
   • trade liberalization and forests in central america
   • trading away forests in indonesia
2. fish
   • introduction trade, fish and people’s livelihoods
   • fish and folk threatened by liberalization in the seychelles
   • privatizing fish harms the public good: lessons from canada
   • opening markets punishes indonesian fisherfolk
   • fishing: a dying tradition on the philippine islands
3. food
   • introduction food, seeds and free trade
   • bacon and beans : how trade in pork and soy causes hunger, pollution and human rights violations
   • genetically modified versus organic food: how the wto meddles in what we eat
   • indonesian farmer sued by seed company
   • colombian agriculture and the andean free trade agreement
   • molino santa rosa : production for and by local people in uruguay
4. water
   • introduction water: human right or commodity for trade?
   • water woes in togo
   • people’s water power in uruguay
5. minerals
   • introduction diamond rings or community welfare? how the international mineral trade harms communities and environments
   • ghana , gold and trade liberalization
   • mining frenzy in the philippines
6. desertification
   • introduction trade, desertification and livelihoods
   • expanding trade, expanding deserts in ghana
   • small island states , food imports and desertification
7. energy
   • introduction energy, trade and climate change
   • dark days of energy privatization in colombia
   conclusion