Sherman Katz, Matthew Ocheltree
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U.S. to Set Trade Guidelines on Environment, Labor
Source: The Newshour with Jim Lehrer

President Bush and House leaders recently came to an agreement on environmental and worker protection guidelines to attach to trade deals with other countries. Carnegie Senior Associate Sherman Katz disusses the agreement's significance on The Newshour with Jim Lehrer.
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About the Author
Former Senior Associate
- Intellectual Property Rights as a Key Obstacle to Russia’s WTO AccessionPaper
Recent Work
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