Participation For Sustainability In Trade

Author : Sophie Thoyer,Benoît Martimort-Asso
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351151863

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Participation for Sustainability in Trade by Sophie Thoyer,Benoît Martimort-Asso Pdf

Presenting extensive new research, this ground-breaking study addresses the critical dimensions of participatory and democratic processes in the field of trade-sustainability relationships and sustainability assessments of trade rules. The specific issues in trade include social and environmental concerns for which there is a wide disparity of preferences and no economic benchmark. The contributors provide analytical responses to questions of how deliberative processes can adequately close the democratic gap in global governance and how institutional reforms can ensure better access to information, transparency, deliberation and more accountability. The book provides the necessary theoretical background as well as case studies to understand these issues and is suitable for students and academics in international law, international relations and economics.

Author : Axel Marx,Conférence des Nations Unies sur le commerce et le développement,Thomas Dietz (Professor for Politics and Law),Niematallah E. A. Elamin,Santiago Fernández de Córdoba
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-09
Category : Exports
ISBN : 9211130247

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Better Trade for Sustainable Development by Axel Marx,Conférence des Nations Unies sur le commerce et le développement,Thomas Dietz (Professor for Politics and Law),Niematallah E. A. Elamin,Santiago Fernández de Córdoba Pdf

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development defines international trade as "an engine for inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction, [that] contributes to the promotion of sustainable development".

Author : Paul Ekins,Tancrède Voituriez
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849773423

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Trade, Globalization and Sustainability Impact Assessment by Paul Ekins,Tancrède Voituriez Pdf

Trade liberalization, as promoted by the World Trade Organization (WTO) has become one of the dominant drivers and most controversial aspects of globalization. Trade sustainability impact assessments (SIAs) were introduced as a means of generating better understanding of the social and environmental impacts of trade liberalization and of making those impacts more consistent with sustainable development.

Author : Sigurt Vitols and Norbert Kluge
Publisher : ETUI
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Corporate governance
ISBN : 9782874522192

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The Sustainable Company by Sigurt Vitols and Norbert Kluge Pdf

For the past two decades corporate governance reform in Europe has been guided by the ‘shareholder value’ model of the firm. That model has been discredited as one of the major causes of the financial and economic crisis. In a new book published by the ETUI an alternative approach to corporate governance is presented by members of the GOODCORP network of researchers and trade unionists. This new approach, entitled the Sustainable Company, draws on both traditional ‘stakeholder’ models of the firm and newer concerns with sustainability. The main elements of the Sustainable Company and the institutions needed to support it are presented. Key themes in the book are the need for worker ‘voice’ in corporate governance and for a binding legislative framework to promote sustainability. Individual chapters deal with the issues of worker involvement, employee shareholding, sustainability-oriented remuneration, international framework agreements, NGO-trade union relationships, reforming financial regulation and carbon taxes and emissions-trading schemes.

Author : Joost Oorthuizen,Hans Vermaak,Carla Romeu Dalmau,Elea Papaemmanuel
Publisher : IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789082951714

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Collaborative Transformation by Joost Oorthuizen,Hans Vermaak,Carla Romeu Dalmau,Elea Papaemmanuel Pdf

What does it take to make real change toward sustainability in international trade? IDH and its partners have spent the last 10 years learning the art of collaborative transformation, accumulating tacit knowledge on what works and what doesn’t to make change within the complexity of international trade. This book distills their insights, presenting 5 key dimensions that are critical for stakeholders to attend to while working toward sustainability. The relational dimension involves building and convening different stakeholders into strong and effective coalitions. Through the discursive dimension coalitions must forge a framework for a common future out of diverse interests and concerns. Collaborative transformation also involves an institutional dimension, as a variety of formal and informal structures lend critical support to the coalition’s efforts. And those involved must continually learn by critically inquiring into their ongoing work together: this is the reflective dimension. The fifth dimension concerns implementation: change only happens when tangible shifts are happening at many different levels – in the field, along the value chain, in business practices and in policy. To break down this complexity and to make it concrete, IDH gives examples from their partnerships involving a wide range of industries: from cotton to tea to cocoa. They show that collaborative transformations are not only possible: they hold the key to our shared future.

Author : Christophe Bellmann,Ricardo Melendez-Ortiz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136550973

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Trading in Knowledge by Christophe Bellmann,Ricardo Melendez-Ortiz Pdf

An unprecedented surge in the scope and level of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection has been engulfing the world. This globalizing trend has shifted the balance of interests between private innovators and society at large and tensions have flared around key public policy concerns. As developing nations' policy options to use IPRs in support of their broader development strategy are being rapidly narrowed down, many experts are questioning the one-size-fits-all approach to IPR protection and are backing a rebalancing of the global regime. Developing countries face huge challenges when designing and implementing IPR-policy on all levels. This book offers perspectives from a diverse range of developing country participants including civil society participants, farmers, grassroots organizations, researchers and government officials. Contributions from well-known developed country authorities round out the selections.

Author : John J. Kirton,Virginia W. Maclaren
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351745369

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Linking Trade, Environment, and Social Cohesion by John J. Kirton,Virginia W. Maclaren Pdf

This title was first published in 2002: Focusing on the central issues of the contemporary trade-environment-social cohesion debate, this compelling book analyzes the social and environmental impacts of existing trade liberalization through the World Trade Organization (WTO), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and other key regimes. It also explores new strategies for regulation and risk assessment, environmental information, standard setting, voluntary activities, sustainability assessments of trade agreements, and participation by civil society. Features include: -suggests ways in which the NAFTA model might be improved -explores the NAFTA regime with regards to its environmental and social impacts -evaluates the experience and improvement of NAFTA and how it might assist the broader international community Characterized by its meticulous scholarship and fluid style, this authoritative work is an indispensable guide for all those concerned with trade liberalization, environmental enhancement and social cohesion.

Author : Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351162623

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Beyond the Barricades by Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger Pdf

Beyond the barricades surrounding recent economic meetings, a constructive agenda is being developed on trade and sustainability issues in the Americas. This book brings together a diversity of perspectives and expertise on environment and development issues from governments, civil society and businesses in the Western Hemisphere. The book reviews specific areas where trade, environment and social policies intersect in the Americas, proposing that more integrated laws and policies could strengthen hemispheric progress toward sustainable development. It identifies new means of implementing this agenda, including changes to proposed trade agreements such as the FTAA, and ways to strengthen environmental and social cooperation mechanisms in the region, laying out future directions for law and policy in the region. The volume incorporates a variety of perspectives with policy options and research results from across the Americas. Critical yet constructive, it will appeal to students and scholars interested in the Americas integration process, as well as to development professionals and NGOs on the ground.

Author : Adil Najam,Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz,Mark Halle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:316663457

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Trade and Environment by Adil Najam,Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz,Mark Halle Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001-07-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264193611

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Environmental Goods and Services The Benefits of Further Global Trade Liberalisation by OECD Pdf

This book examines the extent to which there are trade impediments to the transfer and adoption of environmental goods and services and how can these be addressed by global trade negotiations.

Author : Murray, Warwick E.,Overton, John,Howson, Kelle
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781800374508

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Ethical Value Networks in International Trade by Murray, Warwick E.,Overton, John,Howson, Kelle Pdf

This forward-looking book introduces the concept of Ethical Value Networks, building upon a theoretical exploration with primary evidence of their impacts in the Global South. It moves away from focusing on the consumption section of networks, with grounded impact studies that explore ethicality as a concept, how ethical value is created and how this is distributed through the socio-economy.

Author : A. Najam,M. Halle,R. Meléndez-Ortiz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230605701

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Envisioning a Sustainable Development Agenda for Trade and Environment by A. Najam,M. Halle,R. Meléndez-Ortiz Pdf

This book systematically explores the trade and environment interests of developing countries from a Southern perspective. The contributors write explicitly about both hopes and fears in the South. Essays are from leading experts and thought leaders from various regions of the South who work for bold new agendas and priorities for their region.

Author : Paul Ekins,Tancrede Voituriez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136551116

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Trade, Globalization and Sustainability Impact Assessment by Paul Ekins,Tancrede Voituriez Pdf

Trade liberalization, as promoted by the World Trade Organization (WTO), has become one of the dominant drivers and most controversial aspects of globalization. Trade sustainability impact assessments (SIAs) were introduced as a means of generating better understanding especially of the social and environmental impacts of trade liberalisation, and of making those impacts more consistent with sustainable development. This book takes a hard look at the experience of Trade SIAs to date, and the extent to which they have achieved their objectives and improved the outcomes of trade negotiations. It proposes several ways in which Trade SIAs could be made more effective, and illustrates these in respect of controversial sectors in which trade liberalisation has been implemented or proposed, including commodities, services and investment. Finally the book makes proposals beyond SIA through which some of the conflicts between trade liberalization and sustainable development could be more effectively addressed. Written by top researchers and experts on trade SIAs, this book is vital for researchers, academics, post-graduate students and policy makers working on any aspect of impact assessment, international trade or globalisation more generally. In addition, the book will provide a particularly useful background for those considering how the environment and trade interrelate at both global and regional levels, with some particular insights on climate change and trade policies.

Author : Jessica F. Green,W. Bradnee Chambers
Publisher : UNU
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123142122

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The Politics of Participation in Sustainable Development Governance by Jessica F. Green,W. Bradnee Chambers Pdf

Explores the extent to which the system of governance allows for the participation of diverse actors. This work examines the obstacles to effective participation and how they can be overcome to improve both the quality of engagement and the resulting systems of sustainable development governance.

Author : Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger,International Institute for Sustainable Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173007499199

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Trade Rules and Sustainability in the Americas by Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger,International Institute for Sustainable Development Pdf