The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Is an International

question 183

Multiple Choice

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is an international agreement

• A) to establish the North American continent as a free trade area.
• B) to encourage peaceful settlements of trade disputes, but has no particular point of view about the desirability of higher or lower tariffs.
• C) to encourage world trade by lowering tariffs and other trade barriers.
• D) to make all tariffs illegal.

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