The World Trade Organization
The WTO, For or Against?
North American Free Trade Agreement
European Union
Trade Agreements and Alliances
100
-The GATT had no enforcement power
Why did the General Agreements Tariff and Trade created The World Trade Organization?
100
-They believe that global prosperity can be maintained and expanded only through a border less economy.
What do the free trade supporters believe in?
100
-To establish free trade among the member nations, as well as a single European currency and a central bank.
Why was the EU created?
100
to set up trade alliance
Why do governments make agreements with each other to establish guidelines?
200
-its a coalition of nations that makes rules governing international trade. -148 members - formed in 1995
What is The World Trade Organization? How many members does it have and when was it formed?
200
What is democracy, labor rights, and the environment,
What did critics of the WTO raise concerns about?
200
-food, clothing, and automobiles
Tariffs were eliminated off what traded goods between Mexico and The United States?
200
-Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and the Slovak Republic
EU added ten new members in 2004 name at least 4.
200
World Trade Organization, North American Free Trade Agreement and European Union
The movement toward worldwide free trade was the formation of ________. __________, and __________?
300
-General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade -it's an international trade agreement designed to open markets and promote global free trade.
What does GATT mean and what was the definition?
300
Environment mental protection and labor rights.
What issues did they not like to non elected body the power to overrule governments?
300
-To get rid of all trade barriers and investment restrictions among the three countries by 2009.
What was the main goal of the NAFTA?
300
EU political, economic, and legal standards
To be considered part of the EU, countries had to conform to what standards?