Trade and Development: The rising importance of sustainable development in the trade agenda of Argentina

The report analyzes how sustainable development issues enter Argentina's trade and investment agenda, noting that external pressures are significant for environmental and food safety standards but less so for labor and climate change. It highlights Argentina's unique position due to its lack of north-south trade agreements and its low-polluting economic structure, while emphasizing the need for a holistic, coordinated approach to manage future international commitments and unilateral measures.

• External pressures, primarily through multilateral agreements and the adoption of practices in developed country markets, have significantly influenced domestic debates and the adoption of environmental standards and food safety and quality, specifically regarding genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
• International pressures have had minimal impact on labor standards in Argentina due to high union participation and a lack of externally competitive sectors relying on unqualified labor, though this may change with labor market transformations.
• External influence on climate change has been limited because Argentina's economic structure has low polluting power in terms of greenhouse gases, although the country actively participates in multilateral negotiations like the Kyoto Protocol alongside the Group of 77 and China.
• Unlike other Latin American countries, Argentina lacks north-south agreements and its regional agreements, such as Mercosul, do not include commitments related to sustainable trade issues, reducing the role of these agreements as vectors for domestic policy change.
• Argentina needs to develop technical resources, coordination between agencies, and a holistic perspective to manage the implications of future international commitments and potential unilateral public or private measures.

APA

Molinari,, R. B. (2009). Trade and Development: The rising importance of sustainable development in the trade agenda of Argentina. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/trade-and-development-rising-importance-sustainable-development-trade-agenda-1

Chicago

Molinari,, Roberto Bouzas,Andrea. Trade and Development: The rising importance of sustainable development in the trade agenda of Argentina. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2009. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/trade-and-development-rising-importance-sustainable-development-trade-agenda-1.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{molinari2009trade, author = {Molinari,, Roberto Bouzas,Andrea}, title = {{Trade and Development: The rising importance of sustainable development in the trade agenda of Argentina}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2009}, month = apr, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/trade-and-development-rising-importance-sustainable-development-trade-agenda-1}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }