Vulnerable Places, Vulnerable People: Trade Liberalization, Rural Poverty and the Environment

by Pamela Stedman-Edwards and Jonathan A. Cook

Book Overview

While some argue that trade liberalization has raised incomes and led to environmental protection in developing countries, others claim that it generates neither poverty reduction nor sustainability. The detailed case studies in this book demonstrate that neither interpretation is universally correct, given how much depends on specific policies and institutions that determine 'on-the-ground' outcomes. Drawing on research from six countries around...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848443439
• ISBN13: 9781848443433
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.1" x 9.2"