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Arrogance destroyed the World Trade Organisation. What replaces it will be even worse

  • Written by John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
Arrogance destroyed the World Trade Organisation. What replaces it will be even worseAs the public face of globalism, the WTO mobilised protesters. It'll be replaced by the law of the jungle.fuzheado/Flikr, CC BY-SA

In line with his usual practice, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has backed Donald Trump over the World Trade Organisation, criticising of China’s status in it as a “developing country”.

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