Frictions Between International Trade Agreements and Environmental Protections: The Greening of World Trade

The document argues that conflicts between free trade policies, which seek efficient resource allocation, and environmental policies, which seek resource maintenance, must be reconciled. It highlights concerns that current economic development is unsustainable and may lead to 'uneconomic growth' where costs exceed benefits. The text specifically examines the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and other trade provisions against international environmental agreements and domestic laws to find ways to reduce legal frictions.

• Conflicts arise when the same resources are subject to both trade-driven allocation and environmental-driven management, necessitating a reconciliation of these two policy goals.

APA

Zaelke, Housman, & Stanley (1992). Frictions Between International Trade Agreements and Environmental Protections: The Greening of World Trade. Center for International Environmental Law. https://www.ciel.org/reports/frictions-between-international-trade-agreements-and-environmental-protections-the-greening-of-world-trade-1992-zaelke-housman-stanley-te92-6-2/

Chicago

Zaelke, Housman, and Stanley. Frictions Between International Trade Agreements and Environmental Protections: The Greening of World Trade. Center for International Environmental Law, 1992. https://www.ciel.org/reports/frictions-between-international-trade-agreements-and-environmental-protections-the-greening-of-world-trade-1992-zaelke-housman-stanley-te92-6-2/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{zaelke1992frictions, author = {Zaelke and Housman and Stanley}, title = {{Frictions Between International Trade Agreements and Environmental Protections: The Greening of World Trade}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {1992}, month = jan, url = {https://www.ciel.org/reports/frictions-between-international-trade-agreements-and-environmental-protections-the-greening-of-world-trade-1992-zaelke-housman-stanley-te92-6-2/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }