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 7
... welfare on nature's life support sys- tems will be described in the first section . This is followed by a discussion of economic growth and the environment and their relation to production , con- sumption and environmental technology ...
... welfare on nature's life support sys- tems will be described in the first section . This is followed by a discussion of economic growth and the environment and their relation to production , con- sumption and environmental technology ...
Page 22
... welfare when goods or services are used . This results in external effects , or costs and benefits which are not accounted for in market prices . That they are not accounted for means that the individual or company responsible for a ...
... welfare when goods or services are used . This results in external effects , or costs and benefits which are not accounted for in market prices . That they are not accounted for means that the individual or company responsible for a ...
Page 82
... welfare . This is expressly recognized in GATT rules and EU regulations , since certain paragraphs grant member countries the right to introduce rules ( for instance environmental regulations ) which restrict trade in a number of ways ...
... welfare . This is expressly recognized in GATT rules and EU regulations , since certain paragraphs grant member countries the right to introduce rules ( for instance environmental regulations ) which restrict trade in a number of ways ...
Contents
Natures Life Support Systems as the Foundation | 4 |
Economy and ecosystems | 21 |
An ecologicaleconomic synthesis | 27 |
Copyright | |
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