Matthew Hamilton WTO Anti-Industrialization Kritik

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WTO Anti-Industrialization Kritik

1. Link

A. Definition of Industrialization
DEPweb, by the World Bank Group,
http://www.worldbank.org/depweb/english/beyond/global/glossary.html

Industrialization. The phase of a country's economic development in which industry grows faster than
agriculture and gradually comes to play the leading role in the economy.

B. WTO is an Existing Anti-Development Organization

Walden Bello[Senior analyst at Philippine think-tank Focus on the Global South, TNI fellow and
Akbayan representative in the Filipino Congress. EXTENDED CREDENTIALS: Author of more than
14 books, Bello was awarded the Right Livelihood Award (also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize)
in 2003 for "... outstanding efforts in educating civil society about the effects of corporate
globalisation, and how alternatives to it can be implemented." Bello has been described by the
Economist as the man “who popularised a new term: deglobalisation.”
Bello predicted the financial crisis several years prior to the current meltdown and is a globally
respected figure within the alternative globalisation movement. Canadian author Naomi Klein called
him the "world's leading no-nonsense revolutionary."], July 2005, Transnational Institute(Site info at
end of brief), “Why Reform of the WTO is the Wrong Agenda”, http://www.tni.org/article/why-reform-
wto-wrong-agenda#3b [Brackets added]

In contrast to the loose GATT[General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade] framework, which had allowed
some space for development initiatives, the comprehensive and tightened Uruguay Round was
fundamentally anti-development in its thrust[of the WTO]. This is evident in the following:

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2. Impact

The amazing inventions that have sprouted from industrialization are too numerous to count.
Industrialization in any area has led to job creation and increased revenue. Industrialization in the area
of medicine has lead to millions of lives being saved. You'll notice that this has all come about through
1 word, “Industrialization”. If it were not for the meaning of this word and it's significance we would
still be living in the stone age. When an organization that impacts so many countries such as the World
Trade Organization comes into the picture, an organization that is strictly anti-development, it sets a
bad example for the rest of the world.

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3. Alternative
The alternative mindset we should take is pro-industrialization.

A. Advantages of Industrialization

1. Mass Industrialization in the US hasResulted in the Country Manufacturing More High-End

Products
Xie Xuren, the Washington Post, May 23, 2010, “The U.S. and China -- mutually beneficial economic
partners”, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2010/05/21/AR2010052103217.html

China and the United States are in different stages of development and will be for a long time. Over
recent decades, the American industrial structure has been upgraded toward high-end manufacturing
and modern services, while its traditional manufacturing industry has gradually shifted to other
countries. China and the United States should seize the opportunities brought by economic globalization. The essence of
international trade is to complement each other's advantages through exchange. China's exports to the United States are
mainly medium- and low-end products such as garments, footwear, toys and electronics, little or none of which is produced
in America. The U.S. industrial advantage lies in high-end manufacturing products that are greatly needed in the Chinese
market. If the United States can loosen its export controls on civilian high-tech products to China, its export competitiveness
can be further improved. This would also help it balance trade with China.

2. Industrialization is Most Beneficial For the Most Industrialized Countries

The World Bank Group, “ASSESSING WORLD BANK SUPPORT FOR TRADE, 1987–2004”,
APPENDIX B1,
http://www.worldbank.org/ieg/trade/docs/appendix_b1.pdf [Brackets added]

Research suggests that developing countries should focus on both increasing their access to industrial
country markets[Such as America's] and reducing their own protection levels to reap the gains from
liberalization in the context of multilateral trade negotiations (Anderson et al. 2002).7

3. Industrialization Led to Inventions Such as the Railroad

N.K.(N.K is a graduate of University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (BA, 2003) and the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (MA, 2007) in History and currently a freelance writer. You can find his work in
the Internationalist and CensorSpace.), Associated Content from Yahoo!(Site info at end of brief), April
19, 2006, “Industrialization of America 1865-1900”, Page 2,
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/28613/industrialization_of_america_18651900_pg2.html?
cat=37

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One would be remiss in a discussion about industrialization in America without discussing the
expansion of railroads, which allowed for the rapid expansion of industry across America. Between
1865-1900, railroad mileage in America increased from 35,000 miles to 192,000 miles thanks to
congressional land grants and the end of partisan wrangling during the Civil War. Towns along the
tracks and those that developed for the purpose of supporting rail workers flourished in the western
territories and the profits of robber baron Cornelius Vanderbilt and his railroad business were made
possible by the increasing property value for rail towns and the cheap labor brought in from China and
Ireland. While the railroad was profitable and beneficial to the overall growth of the United States, it did expose the labor
problems in the United States, along with the problems of non-regulation brought by the protests of early populist groups
like the Grange movement. The industrialization of America, however, was beyond the control of politicians and the public
alike as the Gilded Age was the era of big business. This would change, however slightly, during the 1900s and 1910s when
the Progressive movement was able to take over Congress and the White House.

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Credentials:

-Transnational Institute
The Transnational Institute (TNI) was established in 1974 as an international network of activist
researchers (“scholar activists”) committed to critical analyses of the global problems of today and
tomorrow. It aims to provide intellectual support to movements struggling for a more democratic,
equitable and environmentally sustainable world.
Over almost 40 years, TNI has gained an international reputation for:
• carrying out well researched and radical critiques – sometimes against the grain - of
current pressing global problems
• anticipating and producing informed work on key issues long before they become
mainstream concerns, for example, our work on food and hunger, third world debt,
transnational corporations, trade, and carbon trading
• Supporting and
enhancing social movements’ work for economic and social justice
worldwide
• naming outstanding TNI fellows from many countries and backgrounds whose
scholarship, analysis and research have inspired and educated generations of activists
and whose writings continue to provoke debate
• building alternatives that are both just and pragmatic, for example developing
alternative approaches to international drugs policy and providing support for the
practical detailed work of public water services reform
• influencing policy makers thanks to its research and its direct links and engagement with
mass movements, particularly those most affected by current global economic and social
policies
• remaining non-sectarian and able to bridge different political tendencies, thereby helping
build coalitions of social movements that span regions and continents

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