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America should not allow its trade programme with Africa to die
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Using a diagram, analyse the effects of exporting surplus agricultural goods on low-income regions of the world
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Explain what is meant by trade protectionism
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Identify and explain four trade protectionist measures
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With reference to the chart, compare Africa’s trade with the US and China
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In the context of international trade, explain the foreign exchange constraint
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Evaluate the extent to which ‘Agoa hands the US a latent advantage in its competition with China’
Gavin Clarke, Emmanuel College
