In the Bretton Woods era, trade liberalization, the improvement of labor rights and working conditions, and the strengthening of environmental policies, were seen as mutually supportive. But is this always true? Can we continue to pretend to protect the rights of workers and to improve environmental protection, particularly through climate change mitigation strategies within an agenda focused on trade liberalization? Is it credible to pursue trade policies that aim to expand the volumes of trade, without linking such policies to labor and environmental standards, seen as 'non-trade' concerns?...
In the Bretton Woods era, trade liberalization, the improvement of labor rights and working conditions, and the strengthening of environmental policie...