The Doha Round of Trade Negotiations

question 24

Multiple Choice

The Doha round of trade negotiations

• A) Was completed in 2005
• B) Focused solely on manufactured goods
• C) Was narrower in focus that previous trade rounds
• D) Could have significant benefits for global GDP
• E)Was abandoned at the Seattle meeting

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Definitions:

Alienation

The feeling of being isolated and disconnected from one’s social surroundings or from one's own work or products of work.

Co-optation

A strategy by which a group incorporates individuals from another, often oppositional group, to reduce threats or to gain their perspectives, sometimes diluting the original group's goals.

Coercion

The practice of forcing another party to act in an involuntary manner by use of threats, intimidation, or some other form of pressure or force.

Negotiation

The process by which parties with differing interests and objectives discuss an issue in an attempt to reach a mutually acceptable agreement.