Environmental Protectionism, North-South Trade, and the Uruguay Round

IMF Working Papers, January 1, 1995

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• Authors: Piritta Sorsa
• Published: January 1, 1995
• Series: IMF Working Papers
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451929041.001

Summary overview

• The paper seeks to provide an overview of the present state of debate on trade, environment and the GATT for developing countries.
• The conclusion of the Uruguay Round will have a number of direct and indirect effects on trade and environment and the GATT debate on it.

Major areas analyzed

• Environmental product regulations including eco-labeling and other product measures with effects on production processes and border adjustment of environmental taxes.
• Extraterritorial use of trade measures to influence environmental behavior in other countries.
• The use of trade measures with international environmental agreements.

Key themes and concerns

• Potential for green protectionism in North-South trade.
• Relevance and application of GATT rules in the context of environmental product regulations and other trade-related environmental measures.
• Interaction between trade measures and international environmental agreements.

Publication and document identifiers (as provided on the page)

• Author: Piritta Sorsa
• Date: January 1, 1995
• Series: Working Paper No. 1995/006
• Issue: 006
• Volume: 1995
• Pages: 26
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451929041.001
• Stock No: WPIEA0061995
• ISBN: 9781451929041
• ISSN: 1018-5941

Environmental Protectionism, North-South Trade, and the Uruguay Round — Piritta Sorsa, January 1, 1995.