The job of the Western trade negotiators is to get a better trade deal for their country's interests—for… — Joseph E. Stiglitz
The job of the Western trade negotiators is to get a better trade deal for their country's interests—for example, gaining more market access and stronger intellectual property rights—without giving up agriculture subsidies or nontariff trade barriers. Fairness is not in the lexicon of these trade negotiators.
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