Business Environment, 4th Edition by Pearson

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No Millennium Round. After some days of discussion in Seattle, it was

evident that too little time remained to complete the work of narrowing gaps among

the positions of dierent countries. Regrettably, ministers had to acknowledge that

despite intensive work over the four days of the Conference, they had simply run

out of time. The work of the Conference was formally suspended.

Public Demonstrations. The meeting took place against the backdrop of,

sometimes, violent street demonstrations against the WTO. These demonstrations

were held by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other groups such as

organised ...