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Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development

The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development is an international financial body charged with lowering barriers to free trade, such as subsidies and tariffs, among member states. It is criticized by the anti-globalization movement as having coercive tactics that undermine national sovereignty.

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OECD (http://www.oecd.org/EN/home/0,,EN-home-0-nodirectorate-no-no-no-0,FF)

See Anti-globalization movement

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