Synopses & Reviews
This volume provides an up-to-the-minute review of the open economy approach to analyzing environmental problems and policies, which has produced a wealth of research over the past decade. It contains non-technical, issue-oriented, and comprehensive surveys written by specialists in international and environmental economics. The volume will appeal to scholars and students of economics and political science.
About the Author
Günther G. Schulze is Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Konstanz, Germany Heinrich W. Ursprung is Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Economics and Statistics at the University of Konstanz, Germany
Table of Contents
1. Introduction, Gunther G. Schulze and Heinrich W. Ursprung
2. International Trade, Investment, and the Environment: Theoretical Issues, Gunther G. Schulze and Heinrich W. Ursprung
3. The Empirical Evidence on Trade, Investment, and the Environment, Gunther G. Schulze and Heinrich W. Ursprung
4. The Political Economy of International Trade and the Environment, Gunther G. Schulze and Heinrich W. Ursprung
5. Trade, Agriculture, and Environmental Problems, David E. Ervin
6. International Trade and Sustainable Forestry, Edward B. Barbier
7. International Trade in Hazardous Waste, Michael Rauscher
8. Environmental Taxation in Open Economies: Trade Policy Distortions and the Double Dividend, Sjak Smulders
9. Sustainable Growth in Open Economies, Lucas Bretschger and Hannes Egli
10. Incentives for International Environmental Cooperation: Theoretical Models and Economic Instruments, Carsten Schmidt
11. Governing the Global Environmental Commons: The Political Economy of International Environmental Treaties and Institutions, Roger Congleton