. Negotiation of the USMC [Free-Trade] Agreement of 2020 involved prolonged consideration of all of the following problems EXCEPT: a. providing for uniform rules to protect rights of labor to union representation. b. enforcement of common policies for the protection of the natural environment. c. deciding the required national origins of the components of the automobiles covered by free-trade rules.

. Negotiation of the USMC [Free-Trade] Agreement of 2020 involved prolonged consideration of all of the following problems EXCEPT: a. providing for uniform rules to protect rights of labor to union representation. b. enforcement of common policies for the protection of the natural environment. c. deciding the required national origins of the components of the automobiles covered by free-trade rules.

Essentials of Economics (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781337091992

Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

Publisher:N. Gregory Mankiw

Chapter9: Application: International Trade

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