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Jamieson Greer: “Article 6 [of the GATT]...says that countries can raise…”

Featuring: Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Representative | National

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From Hamilton to Today: Trade and U.S. Economic Strategy with Ambassador Jamieson Greer

Published | Video Starts at 22:45

And then, of course, Article 6 really contains a reference to Henry Carey's arguments about protecting workers from bad practices abroad. That section Article 6 [of the GATT]...says that countries can raise tariffs to respond to foreign subsidies or dumping. And all developed economies regularly use these tools to this day. And the list goes on and on. The international trade rules, as originally written after World War II, do not promote free trade as an end in itself. (22:45–22:58)

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Asserts that GATT Article 6 allows tariffs in response to foreign subsidies or dumping.

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