TY  - JOUR
AB  - Increased environmental pollution and the globalization of economies have initiated an academic debate on the relationship between international trade and the environment. Addresses the question of whether the present GATT/WTO regime conflicts with effective policies to cope with transboundary environmental problems, including the protection of global commons. Analyses the welfare effects of transboundary pollution tariffs by using a simple partial equilibrium framework. Contrasts the results with an assessment of the existing GATT/WTO regime, in which no distinction between national and transboundary environmental problems has been made. Outlines, in conclusion, some basic elements of a necessary reform of the GATT/WTO regime. These proposals would allow border tax adjustment for certain types of production‐related environmental charge without undermining an open and non‐discriminatory multilateral trading system.
VL  - 23
IS  - 8
SN  - 0306-8293
DO  - 10.1108/03068299610122353
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/03068299610122353
AU  - Helm Carsten
PY  - 1996
Y1  - 1996/01/01
TI  - Transboundary environmental problems and new trade rules
T2  - International Journal of Social Economics
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 29
EP  - 45
Y2  - 2024/04/20
ER  -