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

Name: Vulnerable Places, Vulnerable People: Trade Liberalization, Rural Poverty and the Environment
Brand: Edward Elgar Publishing

Economic Policy & Development

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Product Description 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 â??on-the-groundâ?? outcomes. Drawing on research from six countries around the developing world, the book also presents the unique perspectives of researchers at both the worldâ??s largest development organization (The World Bank) and the worldâ??s largest conservation organization (World Wildlife Fund) on the debate over trade liberalization and its effects on poverty and the environment. The authors trace international trade rules and events down through national development contexts to investigate on-the-ground outcomes for real people and places. The studies underscore the importance of evaluating trade from a perspective that pays attention to environmental and social vulnerability and understands the linkages between poverty reduction and environmental protection. The lessons drawn provide a critical first step in developing the appropriate response options needed to ensure that trade plays a positive role in promoting truly sustainable development. Academics and students in environmental economics, development economics and agriculture, as well as policymakers and those in development institutions will appreciate this groundbreaking work. Review ‘. . . the case studies and subsequent summarizing discussions provide interesting insights on the many interactions of trade, poverty and the environment. . . digestible also for those without an academic background in economics.’ -- Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture About the Author Edited by Jonathan A. Cook, former Deputy Director, Climate Change Adaptation Program, WWF-US, Owen Cylke, Director, WWF’s Macroeconomics Programme Office, Donald F. Larson, Senior Economist, The World Bank’s Development Research Group, John D. Nash, Lead Economist, The World Bank’s Latin American and Caribbean Sustainable Development Department and Pamela Stedman-Edwards, Senior Adviser, WWF’s Macroeconomics Programme Office, Washington, DC, US

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Brand: Edward Elgar Publishing
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1848443439
Category: Books > Subjects > Business, Finance & Law > Economics > Economic Policy & Development
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 30 April 2010
Listed Since: 01 March 2010

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