Trade Liberalization and the Environment

Shahrukh Rafi Khan
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Shahrukh Rafi Khan: Sustainable Development Policy Institute

Chapter 9 in Do World Bank and IMF Policies Work?, 1999, pp 154-168 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Trade liberalization is viewed as damaging to the environment for several reasons. Trade is considered to be a magnifier, and if the correct environmental policies are not in place, enhanced production that accompanies enhanced trade could exacerbate the pressure on natural resources and increase industrial pollution.2 In addition, the social costs of liberalization that results in unrestricted import of dirty second-hand manufacturing technologies and hazardous agricultural inputs may outweigh the social benefits.

Keywords: Trade Policy; Integrate Pest Management; Abatement Cost; Trade Liberalization; Tariff Rate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230373259_10

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