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Instead of arguing one side or the other, this book uses new. It was prepared for the Joint Session on Trade and Environment Experts study on trade liberalisation, goods transport and the environment.
Environmentalists counter that the pursuit of national wealth drives global environmental degradation and that free trade accelerates the process. This paper provides an overview of the environmental impacts of the international transport of goods. All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. Economists maintain that trade helps the natural environment because rich countries can better afford to protect their unspoiled areas.