U.S. to Set Trade Guidelines on Environment, Labor

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In The Media

U.S. to Set Trade Guidelines on Environment, Labor

By Sherman Katz

Published on May 14, 2007

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

Sherman Katz

Former Senior Associate

Recent Work

Paper
Intellectual Property Rights as a Key Obstacle to Russia’s WTO Accession
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Economy Trade Climate Change North America United States

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