This book questions what enduring lessons have been learnt about the interdependence of international trade and economic development during the last 50 years. Since the end of the Cold War and the advent of the WTO, developing countries have been forced to face the choice of whether, and to what...

Deforestation in Costa Rica has proceeded at a rapid pace. Of the remaining 2,700 km<Superscript>2</Superscript> of virgin forests on privately-owned land, over 300 km<Superscript>2</Superscript> are being deforested each year. Pressure on National Parks, which cover about 27 percent of Costa Rica is likely to increase in the future. Preliminary...</superscript></superscript>

Many analyses of agricultural trade liberalization have been undertaken but few have considered the effects on the environment. For the developed countries, reducing the degree of protection would result in less intensive production; therefore, environmental stress would be reduced. A reduction...