ABSTRACT

A discussion on the future of trade, investment and the environment. It sets out the trade, investment and environment agenda in the run-up to the Millennium Round of trade negotiations. Topics covered include: building markets for sustainable trade; environmental regulation; finance and transnational corporations; environmental regulation and international investment; and conflict resolution in the World Trade Organization. The contributors include Renato Ruggiero (WTO Director General), Brian Wilson MP (UK Trade Minister), and John Gummer MP (former UK Secretary of State for the Environment).

part I|44 pages

A strategic overview of the debate and the key issues for the future

chapter |8 pages

Renato Ruggiero

chapter |9 pages

Brian Wilson

chapter |4 pages

Gary P. Sampson

chapter |3 pages

David Wakeford

chapter |9 pages

Tom Burke

chapter |10 pages

John Gummer1

part II|40 pages

Towards win—win solutions?

part III|119 pages

Resolving key WTO issues

part |31 pages

Overview

chapter |11 pages

A lawyer's view

chapter |20 pages

A view from the South

part |30 pages

Multilateral Environmental Agreements

chapter |16 pages

An overview

chapter |4 pages

An OECD perspective

chapter |10 pages

An industry perspective

part |35 pages

Process and Production Methods

part |22 pages

Conflict Resolution in the World Trade Organization

part IV|66 pages

Environmental regulation and international investment

part |31 pages

The Role of Foreign Direct Investment

chapter |19 pages

The case of India

part |34 pages

Lessons from the Multilateral Agreement on Investment

chapter |10 pages

A view from the negotiating table

chapter |7 pages

An industry view

chapter |10 pages

A view from the South

chapter |7 pages

An NGO view

part V|13 pages

Summary of conference discussions

chapter |12 pages

Halina Ward