Health, safety, and environmental regulations have been
traditionally perceived as distinct entities from trade policy, yet
today they have become intertwined on a global scale. In this
pioneering work, David Vogel integrates environmental, consumer,
and trade policy, and explicitly challenges the conventional wisdom
that trade liberalization and agreements to promote free trade
invariably undermine national health, safety, and environmental
standards. Vogel demonstrates that liberal trade policies often
produce precisely the opposite effect: that of strengthening
regulatory standards. The most comprehensive account of trade and
regulation on a global scale, this book analyzes the regulatory
dimensions of all major international and regional trade agreements
and treaties, including GATT, NAFTA, the Free Trade Agreement
between Canada and the United States, and the treaties that created
the European Community and Union. He explores in depth some of the
most important trade and regulatory conflicts, including the GATT
tuna-dolphin dispute, the EC's beef hormone ban, the Danish bottle
case, and the debate in the United States over the regulatory
implications of both NAFTA and GATT. This timely book unravels the
increasingly important and contentious relationship between trade
and environmental, health, and safety standards, paying particular
attention to the politics that underlie trade and regulatory
linkages. Trading Up is essential reading for the business
community, policymakers, environmentalists, consumer interest
groups, political scientists, lawyers, and economists.
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