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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... welfare Growth and the environment Economy and ecosystems An ecological—economic synthesis Trade from a natural resource and environmental perspective Chapter 2 Economic Perspectives on Trade and the Environment Theories of trade Trade ...
... welfare. Therefore, one role of 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 ...
... welfare on nature's life support systems will be described in the first section. This is followed by a discussion of economic growth and the environment and their relation to production, consumption and environmental technology. The ...
... welfare. Human beings are dependent on and a part of the ecological cycle, whether we recognize it or not. Because of our interdependence with ecological systems 5 it is not only the environment which is saved when society strives ...
... welfare is rarely included in financial or development discussions. Only a negligible proportion of the renewable resources and ecological services is appreciated and an even lower proportion is considered to have an economic value.11 ...
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 | |