Tom Keene Talks to Robert Z. Lawrence
Tom talks with Harvard Kennedy School professor Robert Z. Lawrence on trade and the need for new progress in WTO talks
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How critical is it to jump-start World Trade Organization talks to break down trade barriers further?
It is very important. We’ve got an upcoming WTO ministerial meeting, and yet again all the representatives are going to meet and they are not going to do anything. But we have big concerns, particularly with respect to China.
Secretary of State Clinton has spoken about fair trade. How do you develop a policy for a new century if you are trying to be fair?
I think fairness has to be part of the story, but what is fair is defined by the rules. So we need to be active in trade agreements so we can get new rules, and we need to enforce the rules once they have been agreed upon.