Economic Integration and the Environment - 9781858989129

Economic Integration and the EnvironmentA PoliticalEconomic Perspective\nAuthor(s): Rolf Bommer\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781858989129, 978-1858989129\nSynopsis\nDoes free trade contribute to the deterioration of the environment?This important book offers a fresh look at the trade-environment debate from a political-economic perspective. It provides an extensive analysis of the environmental consequences of free trade, and examines how trade affects environmental regulation in this age of regional and global economic integration. The book begins by providing a useful review of the literature on the environment-trade link and the effects of trade on environmental regulation. It is demonstrated that environmental regulation may affect trade and investment patterns, and as a consequence the competitiveness of a country or region. Using the North American Free Trade Agreement as a case st.