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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... cooperation Overview of the book Chapter 1 Nature's Life Support Systems as the Foundation for International Trade Life support ecosystems — a prerequisite for welfare Growth and the environment Economy and ecosystems An ecological ...
... Cooperation. Knowledge of the intereonnectedness of trade and environmental policies has resulted in comprehensive work beginning in several international forums with the explicit goal of further exploring this relationship. Since the ...
... Cooperation and Development) have been working side by side to build mutual understanding. One of their goals is to identify potential problem areas and to create an information base which can be used during forthcoming GATT ...
... cooperation is emphasized, as well as the mutual interest of trade policy and environmental policy in formulating regulations of trade which will hasten progress towards ecologically sustainable economic development. Finally, we present ...
... cooperate to promote a supportive and open international economic system that would lead to economic growth and sustainable development in all countries, to better address the problems of environmental degradation.' The general ...
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 | |