Reconciling Trade and Environmental Protection in Asean-China Relations

More than Political Window Dressing

Bibliographic Data

ID12952935
AuthorsJorn Dosch (0000-0003-1851-6032, University of Modern Sciences, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume30
Issue2
Pages7-29
Publication date2011-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1868-1034 • E-ISSN: 1868-4882
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/186810341103000202
OpenAlexW1579423699
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited9

Has the growing pro-environment rhetoric in ASEAN-China relations resulted in the effective mainstreaming of environmental issue into trade agreements and multilateral cooperation frameworks? The article discusses the cases of the ASEAN China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and argues that there is no shortage of national and regional policy agendas that visibly link trade growth and environmental considerations. However, this nexus is still a weak one in terms of implementation and effectiveness. The most promising initiatives towards an effective reconciliation of trade growth and environmental sustainability are promoted and often driven by foreign donors, most prominently the European Union (EU)

China · Commercial policy · Economics · European union · International trade · Nexus (standard · Political science · Politics · Sustainability · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Global trade and economics · International Development and Aid

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