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OverviewTrade and the environment issues have engaged powerful non-governmental organizations in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. Environmentalists and labour union leaders have been concerned that falling international trade barriers, along with international trade organizations associated with free trade, are undermining environmental protection. In contrast, business leaders and developing-country governments have been concerned that purported environmental regulations may be used as disguised barriers to trade. This book systematically compares how each of the world's major international trade organizations has been addressing environmental issues. It provides background, information and analysis on the development of trade-environment rules in the World Trade Organization, the European Union, the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Free Trade Area of the Americas, the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation forum, the International Organization for Standardization and other key organizations. All of the essays are both policy-oriented and conscious of their theoretical underpinnings. Together they offer a range of realist, liberal and institutionalist perspectives. The book concludes by suggesting that the treatment of environmental issues in international trade organizations is best explained by understanding the trade and environment interests of the world's most powerful countries. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard H. SteinbergPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.444kg ISBN: 9780742510463ISBN 10: 0742510468 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 20 December 2001 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsChapter 1 Understanding Trade and the Environment: Conceptual Frameworks Part 2 PART I: The World Trade Organization Chapter 3 A Reluctant Global Policy Maker Chapter 4 Dispute Settlement and U.S. Environmental Laws Chapter 5 The Nexus of Law and Politics: The WTO's Committee on Trade and Environment Part 6 PART II: Regional Organizations Chapter 7 The European Community: Environmental Issues in an Integrated Market Chapter 8 The North American Free Trade Agreement: Alternative Models of Managing Trade and the Environment Chapter 9 The Free Trade Area of the Americas: Lessons From North America Chapter 10 APEC: The Sustainable Development Agenda Part 11 PART III: A Business-Led Organization Chapter 12 The International Organization for Standardization: Drafting the ISO 14000 Series Part 13 PART IV: Conclusion Chapter 14 Explaining Similarities and Differences across International Trade OrganizationsReviewsA real contribution to a field that, as the Battle in Seattle showed, will only grow in importance. [The editor] has assembled the key people in the subject. . . . This could well become the standard reference in the field of trade and environment.--Salzman, Jim A real contribution to a field that, as the Battle in Seattle showed, will only grow in importance. [The editor] has assembled the key people in the subject. . . . This could well become the standard reference in the field of trade and environment.--Jim Salzman, American University Author InformationRichard H. Steinberg is professor of law at the University of California, Los Angeles, and senior research fellow at the Berkeley Roundtable on the International. Economy (BRIE) at the University of California, Berkeley. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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