Why did the United States agree to replace the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade with the World Trade Organization?
a. to increase the number of markets readily available for American agricultural products and services and to halt piracy of patented and copyrighted goods
b. to prevent the salaries of American workers from increasing faster than inflation
c. to slow down the pace of globalization
d. to make it harder for goods manufactured in Canada and Mexico using cheap labor to enter the United States tariff-free
a
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A) Rape B) Jaywalking C) Embezzlement D) Breach-of-contract
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A) has become less politically controversial over time. B) has become more expansive over time. C) is more expansive in the United States than it is in other wealthy democracies. D) has not been debated since the days of Adam Smith. E) is extensive in the service sector but not in the banking sector.
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