Trade and the Environment, 2002 Analysis of Reciprocal Interactions

As the demand for environmental quality is increasing and as the current GATT rules monitored by the WTO are not very suitable for environmental protection, either a new international environmental organization may be formed soon or new environmental regulations may be added to GATT. In either case, understanding of the interactions between trade and the environment will be vital. Trade and the Environment presents both the theoretical and empirical exposition of (i) the impact of trade liberalization on environmental quality; (ii) the impact of environmental regulations on international competitiveness; and (iii) strategic trade and environmental policies.
An important feature of Trade and the Environment as compared to earlier books is that it brings together the reciprocal interactions between trade and the environment. It can be used as the main or complementary textbook for a course on trade and the environment.

1. Introduction.- 1 Selected Environmental Trends.- 2 Interactions Between Trade and the Environment.- 3 Focus of the Monograph.- I Environmental Consequences of Trade Liberalization.- 2. Models of Trade and Environment.- 3. Partial Equilibrium Models of Trade and Environment.- 4. Strategic Behavior and Environmental Quality.- 5. General Equilibrium Models of Trade and Environment.- 6. Empirical Evidences on the Environmental Impact of Trade Liberalization.- 7. Growth, Trade and Environment.- 8. Is Trade Good For The Environment? General Conclusions.- II Impact of Environmental Regulations on International Competitiveness.- 9. International Competitiveness and Environmental Regulations.- 10. Competitiveness and Environmental Regulations: a Theoretical Inquiry.- 11. Empirical Literature on Environmental Regulations and Competitiveness.- III International Environmental Agreements and Trade.- 12. International Environmental Agreements And Trade.- 13. Global Environmental Protection And Trade.