Trade, transition paths, and sustainable economies

Date

1999

Authors

Perkins, Patricia E. (Ellie)

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Publisher

Routledge

Abstract

The main criticisms of trade from a sustainability viewpoint are that it accelerates resource depletion and pollution, harms income distribution both locally and internationally, and undermines democratic institutions. After considering the relationship between trade and "sustainability," this paper discusses a number of feedback mechanisms which promote the kind of trade that is more sustainable - for the South as well as the North. The role of technological change, a model of the relationship between production and "sustaining services," data needs and research priorities are also discussed.

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Keywords

Trade, Transition path, Sustainable economics, Sustainable trade, Technological change, Sustaining services, Trade volume and impact, Bad trade, Good trade, Entropy, Redefinition of productivity

Citation

Patricia E. Perkins (1999) Trade, Transition Paths, and Sustainable Economies, Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d'études du développement, 20:3, 593-608, DOI: 10.1080/02255189.1999.9669856