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The World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting in Seattle in November 1999 generated an enormous amount of media attention, controversy and some of the biggest protests in decades. WTO supporters say that free trade, the unimpeded flow of goods, services and capital, results in broad economic and social benefits. The elimination of trade barriers lifts poor people out of poverty. Opponents say that the WTO undermines democracy, threatens food safety, weakens workers' rights and degrades the environment.
An historic debate took place in Seattle's Town Hall. AR presents the entire event in two special programs. Moderated by Paul Magnusson of Business Week.
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