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H. David Banta, MD,MPH

JAMA. 2001;285:2844-2846.

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Geneva—During the last year, interest in the issues surrounding globalization and access of the world's people to pharmaceuticals seems to have grown exponentially. The Seattle demonstrations in December 1999 were only the beginning. All meetings of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other groups discussing globalization—especially the G8 (the seven most important industrialized countries plus Russia)—have also been subject to widespread demonstrations.

What is the real issue?

Overall, the protests do not seem to be against free trade. They focus—to the extent that such demonstrations can be said to focus—on aspects of free trade, such as fairness of procedures, the lack of transparency of WTO processes, broad environmental issues, and the undemocratic nature of the organizations strongly promoting a free trade agenda, including the WTO, without regard for the needs of the poor in developing countries.

A particularly visible issue, and one becoming more visible . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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