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World Trade Organisation and free trade

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World Trade Organisation and free trade

The World Trade Organization (WTO) came into being in 1995. It was committed to trade liberalisation in theory, but found this difficult to implement.

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Malcolm McKinnon, International economic relations – International economic order after 1900, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/cartoon/24797/world-trade-organisation-and-free-trade (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2010.