 Livestock production and the environment: Some impacts of growth and trade liberalisationAllan Rae and Anna Strutt New Zealand Economic Papers, 2001, vol. 35, issue 2, 176-194 Abstract: Large increases in livestock production have led to increased pressures on the natural environment in many regions of the world. In the absence of new environmental policies, these environmental problems are projected to worsen as demand for livestock products continues to grow. In this paper we investigate the linkages between growth, trade and the environment for livestock to the year 2005, including Uruguay Round trade reform. We focus on nitrate pollution from livestock sources, given projected changes in the world economy. Our analysis suggests that the aggregate environmental implications of Uruguay Round-type trade policy reform appear to be small or even positive for world livestock production. On the other hand, in the absence of improved environmental policies, the aggregate environmental impact of growth and structural economic change to 2005 is likely to be of much greater consequence to those concerned about environmental damage. Date: 2001 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:nzecpp:v:35:y:2001:i:2:p:176-194 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/00779950109544338 Access Statistics for this article New Zealand Economic Papers is currently edited by Dennis Wesselbaum More articles in New Zealand Economic Papers from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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