Trade and the Environment
Resource type
Authors/contributors
- Buterbaugh, Kevin (Author)
- Kurtz, Lester (Editor)
Title
Trade and the Environment
Abstract
This article examines the debate over the compatibility of trade and the environment. First, it discusses the range of arguments in the debate from trade being inherently beneficial to inherently harmful to the environment. Second, the entry examines the place of the environment within the GATT/WTO and various controversies surrounding the GATT/WTO and environmental protection. Finally, the article examines the role of multilateral environmental agreements in protecting the environment and their possible consequences for the international trading system.
Book Title
Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, & Conflict (Second Edition)
Date
January 1, 2008
Publisher
Academic Press
Place
Oxford
Pages
2143-2154
ISBN
978-0-12-373985-8
Citation Key
buterbaughTradeEnvironment2008
Accessed
12/24/19, 7:30 PM
Language
English
Library Catalog
ScienceDirect
Extra
Citation Key Alias: lens.org/130-327-481-444-778, pop00360
Citation
Buterbaugh, K. (2008). Trade and the Environment. In L. Kurtz (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, & Conflict (Second Edition) (pp. 2143–2154). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012373985-8.00181-1
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