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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... trade and the environment? International 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 ...
... trade theory Box 4 Environmental subsidies and electricity prices in the South Box 5 Trading in waste material Box 6 More than tobacco goes up in smoke Box 7 The polluter pays Box 8 Rain forests and international trade. Tables. Table 1 ...
... international trade could contribute to ecologically sustainable economic development, and propose certain changes to current regulations that would promote such a course. We do not claim to cover the whole picture in our analysis of ...
... international law or the 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 ...
... trade with other countries. Measures regulating the environmental effects of consumer goods also influence foreign ... trade. The volume of international trade is expanding: during this century, the volume of international trade has ...
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 | |