| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 253 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Global environmental accords |
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Global environmental accords
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| Contents |
1. Introduction: The Challenges. 1.1. Current Views. 1.2. Social and Natural Environments. 1.3. The Role of Computation. 1.4. Meeting the Challenges -- 2. Lateral Pressure Theory. 2.1. The Classics. 2.2. Clarifying Concepts and Contentions. 2.3. Lateral Pressure as Linkage Theory. 2.4. Lateral Pressure Extended. 2.5. Methods and Strategy. 2.6. Toward Robust Specification -- 3. Contextual Imperatives. 3.1. Geographic Analysis. 3.2. Time-Series Analysis. 3.3. Conclusion -- 4. Untangling Complex Linkages: Statistical Analysis. 4.1. Prevailing Contentions. 4.2. The Simplest View: Univariate Analysis. 4.3. The View Less Simple: Bivariate Analysis. 4.4. The Complex View: Multivariate Analysis. 4.5. Conclusion: Revising the Contentions -- 5. Exploring Complexity: System Dynamics Analysis. 5.1. Recalling Analytic Tensions. 5.2. Representing Analytic Tensions. 5.3. The Environmental Lateral Pressure Model. 5.4. Critical Inferences and Implications -- 6. Conclusion: Implications for Theory, Methods, and Policy. 6.1. Theoretical Extensions. 6.2. Methodological Advances. 6.3. Policy Consequences. 6.4. Next Steps. App. A. Complex Structures and Dynamics -- App. B. Conditional Plot Analysis -- App. C. Latitude and Longitude Analysis -- App. D. TC x GNP Texts -- App. E. Dynamic Model Equations -- App. F. Nonlinear Relationship Analysis -- App. G. Dynamic Equilibrium Analysis |
| Summary |
"The relationship between trade and the environment has become an increasingly contentious issue between economists and environmentalists. Economists maintain that trade helps the natural environment because rich countries can better afford to protect their unspoiled areas. Environmentalists counter that the pursuit of national wealth drives global environmental degradation and that free trade accelerates the process." "Instead of arguing one side or the other, this book uses new analytic methods, including a systems dynamics model, to seek an answer to the impasse. Using lateral pressure theory to account for politics within and among nations, it extends the theory's initial application (which was to explain the onset of war) to the environment by specifying additional connections between the natural and social spheres. In making explicit the complex causal connections between world trade and environmental degradation, the book finds that GNP increases in the rich, developed countries are linked to deforestation in the poorer, developing countries. It also uses insights derived from this finding to critique current trade policy prescriptions."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-239) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
International trade -- Environmental aspects
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NATURE -- Natural Resources.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business.
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International trade -- Environmental aspects
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Ecologische aspecten.
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Internationale handel.
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Internationalisatie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780262278515 |
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0262278510 |
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0585436789 |
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9780585436784 |
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