International Trade, Factor Movements, and the Environment

Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-0-19-829050-6
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 693 g

Trade and the environment has become a major area of international political dispute. This study investigates the interdependencies between environmental policies and international trade policies.

* Does liberalization of international goods and factor markets cause environmental disruption and welfare losses?

* Will countries institute lax ecological regulations to favour their domestic producers?

* Should trade restrictions be used for environmental reasons and can environmental policy instruments be used to achieve trade-related objectives?

* Should there be what the author terms a `green GATT'?

The approach is mainly theoretical, and uses traditional trade models like Hekscher--Ohlin as well as non-competitive models of the `new' trade theory and public choice. Some other important but often neglected aspects, such as trade in hazardous wastes and the foreign debt problem, with the possibility of debt-for-nature swaps, are also considered. Finally International Trade, Factor Movements, and the Environment addresses institutional issues on both national and international levels.

The book will be essential reading for all international and environmental economists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rauscher, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Außenhandel
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Internationaler Handel