Providing financial assistance for smaller nations’ economic negotiating teams and increasing the bargaining powers of these nations __________.

The WTO has faced criticism that wealthier countries have more influence in trade negotiations than smaller, poorer nations. Providing financial assistance to smaller nations’ negotiating teams can help them participate more effectively and is one strategy the WTO has used to deflect that criticism. The best answer is “is one strategy the WTO has used to deflect criticism of its policies.”

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