Refer to the Scenario Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 142

Multiple Choice

Refer to the scenario below to answer the following questions.
A Speech on Trade Alliances (Scenario)
As manager of the international department for your company, you have been asked by the local Chamber of Commerce to deliver a speech on global trade. The presentation should include an overview of the world's major trade alliances and mechanisms that promote global trade. The Chamber president has also asked you to comment on a recent quote by a local politician, who stated: "NAFTA has been a bad deal for Canada and it continues to weaken our economy." As you review your notes, you wonder how you will fit all the information into the allotted half-hour presentation time!
-Before you conclude your speech, you intend to explain how the WTO operates as __________.

• A) a unilateral trading system
• B) the only global organization that deals with the rules of trade among nations
• C) a mechanism to discourage global trade and protect the environment
• D) the only global organization that monitors and promotes competition between nations
• E) the only global organization dedicated to protecting the rights of workers in multinational corporations

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