TY - BOOK
T1 - Sustainable development and free trade
T2 - institutional approaches
AU - Alam, Shawkat
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Examining institutions rather than themes, this critical book provides a comprehensive survey of the inter-relationship between trade-induced economic growth and the environment and its impact on the global quest for sustainable development. Focusing in particular on the interests and concerns of developing countries and the skewing of international environmental policies into justifications for trade protectionism Shawkat Alam argues that environmental protection issues are inextricably linked with the economic development of developing countries whilst offering arguments for reforming the current international trade and environmental paradigms. Covering contemporary developments on both a global and regional level in a systematic fashion and examining the United Nation's approach to sustainable development, this book is of interest to those studying in a range of disciplines, including development studies, environmental economics, the politics of international trade and environmental politics.
AB - Examining institutions rather than themes, this critical book provides a comprehensive survey of the inter-relationship between trade-induced economic growth and the environment and its impact on the global quest for sustainable development. Focusing in particular on the interests and concerns of developing countries and the skewing of international environmental policies into justifications for trade protectionism Shawkat Alam argues that environmental protection issues are inextricably linked with the economic development of developing countries whilst offering arguments for reforming the current international trade and environmental paradigms. Covering contemporary developments on both a global and regional level in a systematic fashion and examining the United Nation's approach to sustainable development, this book is of interest to those studying in a range of disciplines, including development studies, environmental economics, the politics of international trade and environmental politics.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84917098191&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9780203936061
DO - 10.4324/9780203936061
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:84917098191
SN - 020393606X
SN - 9780415412940
SN - 0415412943
T3 - Routledge Studies in Development Economics
BT - Sustainable development and free trade
PB - Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
CY - Abingdon, UK; New York
ER -