Documents the WTO’s persistent undermining of the attempts by governments around the world to maintain independent standards on everything from food safety and public health to protections for workers and the environment. With updated, case by case studies, the book exposes the lopsided agreements, secret tribunals and legal challenges that are the tools of the WTO’s trade, and reveals the core of an agressive agenda for corporate-led trade liberalization.This tome shows how the WTO can be effectively challenged and the way to build a public-centered, democratic alternative. “A crucial guide – devastating and highly readable. Wallach and Woodall are warriors for democracy against its most powerful opponents.”