Trading with the Environment: Ecology, economics, institutions and policyRoutledge, 2013 M11 26 - 160 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? Trading the Environment examines both the dependence and the effects of international trade on the earth's life support systems and looks at ways in which trading regulations could be adapted to promote ecologically sustainable economic development. It addresses the issues from a fully integrated approach, focusing on the interrelations between ecosystems, economic development and trade. The authors provide a carefully constructed ecological and economic analysis of trade and the environment, examine the existing legal and institutional frameworks and set out 16 recommendations to achieve environment beneficial trade at both national and international levels. Trading with the environment was originally commissioned by the Swedish government and is already regarded thereon essential reference. It makes an excellent introduction as well as constructive analysis, both for students and for policy-makers and professional economics and other scientists working on the issues. Published in 1995 |
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... GATT at the Swedish Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources. He is also vice chair of the Group for Economic and Environmental Policy Integration at the OECD. Contents List of illustrations Preface Acknowledgements ...
... GATT/WTO: today's playing field for world trade GATT exceptions for environmental protection GATT panels on environmental issues GATT and international environmental agreements EU trade regulations and the environment A new General ...
... GATT Appendix 4 Excerpts from the Treaty of Rome Appendix 5 Trade and Environment in the GATT Index List of Illustrations Figures Figure 1 Trade policies and environmental.
... GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) rules. This particular incident was only the tip of the iceberg. International industry, as well as a growing body of public opinion concerned with the health of the environment, began ...
... GATT agreements, will be undermined by environmental measures which will lead to a world-wide reduction in the flow of goods. Another aim of trade policy is a desire for 'harmonization' of regulations. This goal is less likely to be ...
Contents
Economic Perspectives on Trade and the Environment | |
Trade Regulations the Institutional Framework and Current | |
The New Playing Field Towards Sustainable Development | |
International environmental agreements with trade provisions | |
Excerpts from the GATT | |
Trade and Environment in the GATT | |