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The G20 and green protectionism : Group of Twenty and green protectionism

2 Apr 2009

This, in turn, will ISSN 1915-822X (Online) increase the costs of production of goods and services and worsen the competi- The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the authors tiveness of domestic firms vis-à-vis certain rivals located abroad. [...] An expert in the commercial policy and strategies of the US, EU, and the rising economic powers such be wary of traditionally as China, Professor Evenett also closely fol- lows WTO trade negotiations and bilateral protectionist industries and regional trade negotiations. [...] He was also Director of Economic Research Before discussing the impact of the global economic downturn on green pro- at the World Trade Institute, and has tectionism and climate change initiatives, it is worth noting that the various twice served as a World Bank official. [...] Globalisation, The Warwick Commission on the Future of the Multilateral Trading The climate change negotiations probably represent the widest-ranging negotia- System and The Zedillo Committee on the tion on such matters. [...] None of this is to imply that these matters are settled and have not proved 2 3 The Centre for International Governance Innovation Policy Brief #14 - April 2009 to be controversial; to the contrary, some very bitter international disputes have been taken to the WTO for adjudication.
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Authors

Evenett, Simon J

Pages
8
Published in
Canada

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