Trading with the Environment: Ecology, economics, institutions and policy

by Carl Folke, Thomas Andersson, Stefan Nystrom

Book Overview

Should there be firmer restrictions on trade, with more policies aimed at protecting its environmental impacts, or would the environment benefit most from unrestricted free trade? Do importing countries have a responsibility only to their local ecosystems, or are they also responsible for environmental degradation caused by the production of traded goods in exporting countries? Trading the Environment examines both the dependence and the effects of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00DHOR716
• ISBN13: 9781853832604
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"