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Trade Policy and Ecological Transition

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  • Mathieu Dufour

    (Department of Social Sciences, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada)

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While the global pandemic has taken the front stage since the spring of 2020, environmental issues remain as pressing as ever. In this article, I question whether the current liberalized trade and investment regime is consistent with the possibility of an ecological transition and argue that it is not. The organization of a large part of economic activity on a world scale by multinational corporations, with profitability imperatives and relatively short planning horizons, is inherently conducive to an intensification of resource extraction and commodity production. A liberal trade and investment regime gives free rein to these dynamics, which should instead be curtailed in order to achieve the necessary adjustments to sustainable living. As such, this article will explore ways in which the trade and investment regime could be subordinated to ecological and social concerns and contribute to, rather than hinder, an ecological transition.

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  • Mathieu Dufour, 2023. "Trade Policy and Ecological Transition," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 11(1), pages 214-222.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:poango:v11:y:2023:i:1:p:214-222
    DOI: 10.17645/pag.v11i1.6174
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