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09:55 GMT, Tuesday, 21 October 2008 10:55 UK
Mixed feelings over Cancun collapse
Many governments bemoan the failure to agree a new world trade deal, but poor countries cheer what some call a famous victory.
Why did trade talks collapse?
The new politics of trade
VOTE RESULTS
Will free trade benefit the world's poor?
YES
51.12%
N O
48.88%
8865 Votes Cast
Results are indicative and may not reflect public opinion
Trade and the poor
Will globalisation save or destroy the world?
Colourful protests
Anti-WTO activists get their message out
Why talks collapsed
How failure to reach a deal will affect rich and poor countries
KEY TRADE ISSUES
Cancun: A view from the ground
Andrew Walker describes the atmosphere at the summit.
World trade talks collapse
Protesters maintain pressure
Rich and poor clash over farm aid
Suicide and protests mar first day
Cambodia and Nepal win entry
TV reports and reaction
KEY ISSUES
The politics of world trade deals
Globalisation in retreat as power blocs emerge.
Cancun: Winners and losers
A boost to the poor
Playing the blame game
Adding up farming subsidies
Is the WTO drugs deal flawed?
Will USA bypass the WTO?
REAL LIVES NORTH AND SOUTH
Dairy farmers
How subsidies affect livelihoods in France and Mali
Textile workers
How open markets worry British and Indian factory workers
Steelworkers
How trade wars have angered workers in Brazil and the USA
World trade rivals
Interactive map and guide to the world's major trade blocs
Trade puzzles
Do you know your IMF from your WTO? Take our quick quiz
Have Your Say
Who's to blame for trade talks collapse?
ALTERNATIVE VIEWPOINTS
Mexican farmers' avocado trade battle
Africans attack cotton subsidies
CBI attacks farming subsidies
Europe fights its food corner
Textile fears in the North
Vital that Cancun talks succeed
Textile struggles in Bangladesh
OTHER TRADE DISPUTES
Genetically modified foods
EU fights back
Dispute escalate
US in new push
Good for poor
Africa hostage
No proof of risk
US launches war
Steel wars
US fights back
EU sanctions
WTO rules
Jobs lost
Europe waits
US tariffs
Steel politics
EU-US at war
MOZAMBIQUE AND THE WTO
Why trade policies matter
Sugar subsidies
Investment
Cashew nuts
Aids emergency
EXTERNAL LINKS
International organisations
WTO
UNCTAD
World Bank
IMF
OECD
ILO
UNDP
UNEP
WIPO
G8 Summit
National and regional bodies
US Trade Rep
EU Trade DG
UK DTI
METI, Japan
FTAA
NAFTA
APEC
Cairns Group
ASEAN
ECOWAS
SADC
MERCOSUR
Non-governmental organisations
Oxfam
Christian Aid
CAFOD
WDM
War on Want
ActionAid
MSF
Attac
Public Citizen
Welthungerhilfe
People's Forum
ICFTU
FoE
Greenpeace
World Wildlife F
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