PANUPS: Resource Pointer #392 (Free Trade and the Environment)

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PANUPS: Resource Pointer #392 (Free Trade and the Environment)

 

 

 

 

Resource Pointer #392 (Free Trade and the Environment)

August 3, 2005

 

For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate

publishers or organizations directly.

 

*Free Trade and the Environment: Mexico, NAFTA, and Beyond, 2004*

Kevin P. Gallagher. Examines the impact of economic integration on the

environment, using Mexico as an example. Investigates various commonly

held beliefs on the impact of free trade on the environment, and

suggests trade policies that couple environmental benefits with

economic integration. 125 pages. $16.95. Contact Stanford University

Press, 1450 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1124; phone (650)

723-9434; fax (650) 725-3457; email info; website

http://www.sup.org/.

 

 

 

 

 

*Analysis of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)

Concerning Agriculture, 2004* Steve Suppan. Considers the potential

impact of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) on farmers,

and predicts the agreement will present a major setback for U.S. sugar

farmers and a damaging blow to Central American farmers. 8 pages.

Available as a free download at http://www.iatp.org/. Contact

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), 2105 First Avenue

South, Minneapolis, MN 55404; phone (612) 870-0453; fax (612)

870-4846; email latp; website http://www.iatp.org/.

 

 

 

*Responsible Trade: When Bad Things Happen to Good Laws: How

International Trade Pacts Threaten California's Environmental Laws,

2004* Patrick Woodall. Explains how international trade agreements,

such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), place

California's environmental laws and safeguards at risk. 15 pages.

Available as a free download at

http://www.sierraclub.org/trade/california/ Contact The Sierra Club;

85 Second St., Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105; phone (202)

675-7907 or (415) 977-5500; fax (415) 977-5799; email

margrete.strand; website http://www.sierraclub.org/.

 

 

 

*Citizen's Trade Campaign,

website*http://www.citizenstrade.org/tradeagreements.php. Includes

detailed information on international trade agreements such as CAFTA,

FTAA, WTO, NAFTA, etc. Links provide specific information on the

implications of these agreements for the environment, democratic

institutions, labor rights, human rights, agriculture and access to

medicine. Contact Citizens Trade Campaign, PO Box 77077, Washington,

DC 20013; phone (202) 778-3320; fax (202) 293-5308; email

info; website http://www.citizenstrade.org/.

 

 

 

*Democratizing the Global Economy, website*

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/. Offers an " Easy Introduction

to the Global Economy " that explores the role of economics, corporate

globalization, labor and corporate accountability. Presents targeted

campaigns to reform global trade rules, hold corporations accountable

for environmental damages, build strong and free labor, and promote

fair and environmentally sustainable alternatives. Contact Global

Exchange, 2017 Mission Street, #303, San Francisco, CA 94110; phone

(415) 255-7296; fax (415) 255-7498; website

http://www.globalexchange.org/.