Does free trade contribute to the deterioration of the environment?
This important book offers a fresh look at the trade-environment
debate from a political-economic perspective. It provides an
extensive analysis of the environmental consequences of free trade,
and examines how trade affects environmental regulation in this age
of regional and global economic integration. The book begins by
providing a useful review of the literature on the
environment-trade link and the effects of trade on environmental
regulation. It is demonstrated that environmental regulation may
affect trade and investment patterns, and as a consequence the
competitiveness of a country or region. Using the North American
Free Trade Agreement as a case study, the author examines the
political influence of environmentalists and industry sub-groups on
pollution standards in the United States. Rolf Bommer also
discusses the European experience, and reveals that the European
Union may affect pollution regulation considerably and increase the
chance of higher environmental standards. He concludes that free
trade offers the opportunity to introduce tighter pollution
regulation due to the political influence of interest groups on
environmental policy making. Economic Integration and the
Environment will be welcomed by environmental economists, those
interested in international economics as well as policymakers and
practitioners.
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