In an era
of globalization, international trade is a fact
of life. The increasing conflicts surrounding
negotiations on trade liberalization – from
the WTO debacle at Seattle in 1999 to the explosive
events surrounding the meeting of the G8 in Genoa
in 2001 – illustrate the breadth and depth
of concern among governments, academics, activists
and civil society. The disputes focus on the potential
impacts of an unfettered global market place on
jobs, social cohesion and the environment.
A growing,
but disparate, literature has emerged to debate
these questions. The Earthscan Reader on International
Trade and Sustainable Development provides
an excellent sourcebook that consolidates the
lessons learned thus far to guide academics, practitioners,
activists and the concerned public in the next
decade of work on these issues.
 "Gallagher
and Werksman have assembled a group of first-rate
articles. This work will help demystify the
relationship between trade lberalization and
sustainable development"
John
Audley, Senior Associate, Director, Project on
Trade, Environment, and Development, Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace
CONTENTS
Part I: Introduction
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International
Trade and Sustainable Development: An Integrative
Approach
Part
II: Economic Perspectives
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Stuck
in the Mud? Nation States, Globalization and
the Environment
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Globalization,
Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Human
Development
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The
Globalization of Market Failure?
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Progress
on the Environmental Kuznets Curve?
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Towards
a New Conception of the Environment–Competitiveness
Relationship
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WTO Rules and Multilateral Environmental Agreements
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Seizing
the Future: The South, Sustainable Development
and International Trade
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Bridging
the Trade–Environment Divide
Part
III Legal Perspectives
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Trade
and Environment: How Real is the Debate?
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Solving
the Production and Processing Methods (PPMs)
Puzzle
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The
Supervision of Health and Biosafety Regulation
by World Trade Rules
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Too
Many Fishing Boats, Too Few Fish: Can Trade
Laws Trim Subsidies and Restore the Balance
in Global Fisheries?
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WTO
Food and Agricultural Rules: Sustainable Agriculture
and the Human Right to Food
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International
Investment and Sustainability: Options for Regime
Formation
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How
Intellectual Property Could be a Tool to Protect
Traditional Knowledge Bibliography, Index
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