Trading with the Environment: Ecology, Economics, Institutions and PolicyEarthscan, 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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Page 25
... reasons to expect increased shortages . If the availability of clean air , clean drinking water and other eco- logical services was unrestricted , then they would not be scarce resources . There also would be no reason to include them ...
... reasons to expect increased shortages . If the availability of clean air , clean drinking water and other eco- logical services was unrestricted , then they would not be scarce resources . There also would be no reason to include them ...
Page 55
... reasons : Costs in the form of production and income losses in cases of illness or premature death are lower in the South , since average life - span and incomes are lower . Those countries which are still not polluted have a larger ...
... reasons : Costs in the form of production and income losses in cases of illness or premature death are lower in the South , since average life - span and incomes are lower . Those countries which are still not polluted have a larger ...
Page 69
... reasons to encourage it . Opposing interests similarly prevail between governments , partly due to differences in ability between their respective industries . Countries around the world have negotiated in vain for years to establish a ...
... reasons to encourage it . Opposing interests similarly prevail between governments , partly due to differences in ability between their respective industries . Countries around the world have negotiated in vain for years to establish a ...
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Natures Life Support Systems as the Foundation | 4 |
Economy and ecosystems | 21 |
An ecologicaleconomic synthesis | 27 |
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