Elements of the Political Economic Conflict between Trade and Environmental Policies

Peter Uimonen and John Whalley
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Peter Uimonen: International Monetary Fund
John Whalley: University of Western Ontario

Chapter 2 in Environmental Issues in the New World Trading System, 1997, pp 25-38 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract There have been several types of political economic conflicts and issues raised concerning the interaction of international trade and the environment. These entail not only the use of trade policies for environmental reasons but certain ‘competitiveness’ issues as well. These are summarized in Table 2.1. As discussed further below, there have been several instances of the use of trade restrictions and/or sanctions to protect environmental resources at both the national and international levels. Nonetheless, they appear to be the exceptions rather than the rules. Most international environmental protection efforts tend to rely much more heavily on voluntary cooperation and peer pressure.

Keywords: Trade Policy; Montreal Protocol; Minke Whale; Trade Restriction; Pollution Haven (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-25412-5_3

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