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Esty, Daniel C.

Greening the GATT : trade, environment, and the future / Daniel C. Esty. - Washington, DC : Institute for International Economics, 1994. - xvi, 319 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-306) and index.

There is growing consensus that new international rules and principles are needed to reconcile conflicts, and promote complementarities, between trade and environmental goals. The issue is especially acute for very poor countries striving for rapid economic growth. Esty, a former Environmental Protection Agency official with extensive experience in trade and environmental negotiations, examines the vital connections between trade, environment and development. He argues that current international trade rules and institutions must be significantly reformed to address environmental concerns while still promoting economic growth and development. Esty offers new international rules and principles to help make trade and environmental policies work together to better achieve sustainable economic progress. He concludes with recommendations for a Global Environmental Organization (GEO) to promote simultaneous achievement of trade environmental goals.

ISBN: 0881322059 9780881322057 (Paperback)

LCCN: 93050830

Subjects--Corporate Names:
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
International trade--Environmental aspects.
Commercial policy--Environmental aspects.
Environmental policy--Economic aspects.

LC Class. No.: HF1379 / .E88 1994

Dewey Class. No.: 382.92