Sustainable development and free trade : institutional approaches

Description

A key strength of this book is its comprehensive survey. By addressing institutions rather than themes, the author ranges across contemporary developments, global and regional, in a systematic fashion. Content: CHAPTER ONE ESTABLISHING THE LINKAGE: THE TRADE--ENVIRONMENT INTERFACE, Trade as a Means of Economic Growth, Environmental Impacts of Free Trade, Addressing the Relationship between Trade and the Environment, The Emergence of Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development: Equity and Responsibility, Understanding the Problems of the Trade--Environment Interface in Developing Countries: Confronting Their Economic Realities, Organization of the Book, CHAPTER TWO THE UNITED NATIONS' APPROACH TO TRADE, THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, Introduction, Relevant Principles and Concepts Employed in the Context of Trade and Environment Interactions, The Environment in the United Nations, The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development ('UNCED'), The Millennium Summit, The World Summit on Sustainable Development ('WSSD'), The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, North--South Aspects to the United Nations Approach to Trade and the Environment, Conclusion, CHAPTER THREE GATT/WTO APPROACHES TO TRADE, THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, Introduction, Genesis of GATT/WTO, Trade Theory and the WTO, GATT's Core Principles Affecting Trade--Environment Issues, Environmentalism in GATT, Environmentalism in the WTO, The Concerns of Developing Countries, Conclusion, CHAPTER FOUR THE TRADE--ENVIRONMENT LINKAGE IN THE POST-URUGUAY ROUND CONTEXT, Introduction, Development of Trade--Environment Linkage in the WTO Ministerial Conferences, The Way Forward, Concluding Observations, CHAPTER FIVE REGIONAL APPROACHES TO FREE TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: THE EUROPEAN UNION, Introduction, Development of the Concept of Sustainable Development in the European Community, The Trade--Environment Interface in the European Community, The Harmonization of Environmental Standards and the Implications, Developed and Developing Countries within the European Union, The Situations of Developing Countries (Not Within The EU) in the Trade--Environment Interface of the European Union, Conclusion, CHAPTER SIX REGIONAL APPROACHES TO FREE TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, Introduction, Protecting the Environment under NAFTA Free Trading: Its Scope of Operation, Dispute Resolution, The Situations of Developing Countries at the Trade--Environment Interface under NAFTA, Conclusion, CHAPTER SEVEN REGIONAL APPROACHES TO FREE TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: THE ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION, Introduction, The Environment, and North--South Dynamics in APEC's Institutional Structure, The Emergence of Sustainable Development in APEC, Recent Developments, The Achievements of APEC in the Trade--Environment Context, Continuing Trade and Environmental Issues in APEC and Recommendations for Reform, Conclusion, CHAPTER EIGHT TRADE RESTRICTIONS PURSUANT TO MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS, Introduction, MEA Trade Measures and Developing Countries, Specific MEA Trade Measures & Developing Cou. Abstract: Examining institutions, this book provides a survey of the inter-relationship between trade-induced economic growth and the environment and its impact on the global quest for sustainable development. It covers contemporary developments on both a global and regional level and examines the United Nation's approach to sustainable development. Read more...