Envisioning a Sustainable Development Agenda for Trade and Environment [Hardcover]

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.Developing Countries in the Trade and Environment Debate; A.Najam Envisioning the Trade and Environment Debate 10 Years from Now; R.Melendez-Ortiz M.Halle Commonalities and Contradictions in Southern Priorities; H.Cameron Regional Perspectives West Africa; F.Samb South America; P. da Motta Veiga South/Southeast Asia; S.Tay East and Southern Africa; Y.Tandon Meso-America; A.Nadal Caribbean; T.Stewart Middle East; K.Makdisi Envisioning a Southern Agenda; A.Najam

This is a hugely important book that should be read by all those interested in finding a way out of the polarized debate between North and South on trade and environment issues.It contains exactlythe kind of information that negotiators and policy makersfrom North and Southneed tobridge their differences and find a sustainable accommodation. The authors have donegreat service to Northerners seeking to better understand their Southern counterparts andto Southernersthat want to betteridentify their diverse and common agendas. - Richard G. Tarasofsky, Head, Energy, Environment and Development Programme, Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs