ABSTRACT
International non-governmental organisations (NGOs) play key roles in shaping international rules and institutions (Braithwaite & Drahos, 2000). Although most of the prominent NGOs tend to be from Europe and the US (Braithwaite & Drahos, 2000: 36), some NGOs from the developing world, such us Third World Network, CUTS and the South Centre have been playing crucial roles during the GATT negotiations and the MAI debate. NGO growth has actually been more rapid in the South than in the North in the past decades (Braithwaite & Drahos, 2000).
