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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... result of the 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 ...
... results in the ability of countries to influence each other's economies. Trade is especially important for small, open countries. The. overall. picture. The present tendency within trade policy and environmental policy is that measures in ...
... economics is to assist in finding suitable means to shape international trade so that it results in sustainable development. In this chapter, a short introduction to basic trade theory is presented. The chapter Overview of the book.
... results are discussed in relation to the opportunities and risks posed by political reality. Chapter 3: Trade regulations framework and actual conditions — the institutional This chapter begins with an exploration of the concept of free ...
... and industries. The concentration of resources in a limited area creates a situation where the surrounding ecosystems are not able efficiently to process the resulting pollution and waste products. Combined with the use of fossil.
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 | |