Which of the Following Is an Example of Concerns Over

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of concerns over national sovereignty acting as an impediment to regional economic integration?

• A)The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries regulating the supply of petroleum as a cartel
• B)The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation failing to establish itself as a regional arrangement
• C)Admission of Eastern European nations into the European Union
• D)Great Britain refusing to adopt the common currency of the European Union, the euro
• E)The rise of the World Trade Organization

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