The world trade organization a very short introduction explanation of what the wto is what it does and how it goes about executing its tasks the world trade organization wto is scarcely ten years old but even in these early years of its existence it has generated debate controversy and even outrage the deep and far ranging impact of the wto on peoples everyday lives means that it is not just an institution of interest to economists but to everyone a clear understanding of the . The world trade organization wto is scarcely ten years old but it has already generated a mountain of debate controversy and outrage rulings on beef hormones and tuna dolphin cases provide explicit examples of how the organization regulates into areas of individual consumer choice ethical preferences and cultural habits. The world trade organization wto is scarcely ten years old but it has already generated a mountain of debate controversy and outrage rulings on beef hormones and tuna dolphin cases provide explicit examples of how the organization regulates into areas of individual consumer choice ethical preferences and cultural habits the deep and far ranging impact of the wto on peoples everyday lives means that it is not just an institution of interest to economists but to everyone a fact . The world trade organization a very short introduction by amrita narlikar oup oxford2005168 pp isbn 0 19 280608 4 gbp699 volume 55 issue 3