Most developing countries oppose including labor standards in trade agreements because
A) they believe this would involve a loss of their national sovereignty.
B) they believe this would limit their ability to export to rich markets.
C) they believe this would create an uneven playing field.
D) multinational corporations control them.
E) they do not want to improve wages for their workers.
Question 2
Tests, using Leontief's methodology, to explain trade patterns of other countries
A) show that the Leontief Paradox holds only for the United States.
B) show that paradoxical results obtain for some countries but not for others.
C) show that the Leontief paradox holds in every case.
D) have never been performed.
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