Critics of free trade have raised the specter of a "race to the bottom," in which environmental standards collapse because polluters threaten to relocate to "pollution havens" in the developing world. Proponents of this view advocate high, globally uniform standards enforced by punitive trade measures that neutralize the cost advantage of would-be pollution havens. To test the race-to-the-bottom model, the author analyzes recent air quality trends...
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2001/01/31
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Documento de trabalho sobre pesquisa de políticas
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WPS2524
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2010/07/01
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Racing to the bottom : foreign investment and air pollution in developing countries
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pollution control agency