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In November 2001 the members of the World Trade Organization approved the start of new trade talks at the WTO ministerial meeting in Doha. Written by a team of authors from developing and developed countries in the Asia-Pacific region, this collection of essays identifies ways that progress might be made on key negotiating topics. The negotiations launched will focus on such problematic issues as improving market access in agriculture, and strengthening the development impacts of WTO which, if achieved, will have profound implications on world trade.

Michael Stone thinks he's an experienced consultant. But when he's sent to investigate a case of corruption in South Africa involving a government minister whose department manages national roads projects, he's thrown into a world of conspiracy and intrigue. While he's ploughing through official documents, he becomes aware of another storm brewing: the threatened demolition of Alexandra (home to more than 350,000 poor people in the heart of South Africa's most expensive real estate) with the intention of turning it into executive housing. The residents' resistance to demolition is met by...