Vulnerable Places, Vulnerable People : Trade Liberalization, Rural Poverty and the Environment / edited by Jonathan A. Cook [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cook, Jonathan A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental protection--Developing countries.

Environmental protection.

Environmental economics.

Free trade--Environmental aspects.

Free trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 220 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Vulnerable Places, Vulnerable People

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2010.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Trade liberalization, rural poverty and the environment / Jonathan A. Cook [and others]

Trade liberalization, rural poverty and the environment : a case study of the forest and salmon sectors in Chile / Raúl O'Ryan [and others]

The impacts of trade liberalization in Pingbian, China / He Daming and Liu Jiang, with Bobby Cochran

Shrimp exports, environmental and human well-being in the Sundarbans, West Bengal / Kanchan Chopra, with Pushpam Kumar and Preeti Kapuria

Trade liberalization, rural poverty and the environment : two studies of agricultural exports in Madagascar / Bart Minten [and others]

Trade liberalization, rural poverty, and the environment : a case study of sugarcane production in the Incomati River Basin in Mpumalanga, South Africa / Jo Lorentzen, Anton Cartwright and Charles Meth

Expansion of shrimp farming in Ca Mau, Vietnam / Mai Trong Thong [and others]

Lessons from the case studies : 1 / Pamela Stedman-Edwards, Jonathan A. Cook and Owen Cylke

Lessons from the case studies : 2 / John D. Nash and Donald F. Larson

Beyond trade : economic transition in the globalization era and prospects for poverty and environment / Bruno Losch.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8213-8418-X

OCLC:

1534178536

Publisher Number:

10.1596/978-0-8213-8099-4