Trading with the Environment: Ecology, Economics, Institutions and Policy

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Earthscan, 1995 - 140 pages
Should there be firmer restrictions on trade, with more policies aimed at protecting its environmental impacts, or would the environment benefit most from unrestricted free trade? Do importing countries have a responsibility only to their local ecosystems, or are they also responsible for environmental degradation caused by the production of traded goods in exporting countries?

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Natures Life Support Systems as the Foundation
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Economy and ecosystems
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An ecologicaleconomic synthesis
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