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NAFTA- A ROLE MODEL FOR MAKING TRADE GREEN
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Author(s):
DR. VINEET PRAKASH
Vol - 10, Issue- 4 ,
Page(s) : 512 - 533
(2019 )
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH
Abstract
The damage caused to the environment by activities of human beings is a major source of concern in contemporary world politics. While there is increasing awareness about the anthropogenic impact on planet earth, efforts to control and check this damage are thwarted by constraints arising from concerns about such measures adversely affecting economic growth. The negotiation and signing of NAFTA in 1992 assumes special significance in this context. NAFTA became the first trade agreement in which an effort was made to link the conduct of trade to environmental standards with a view to limiting the damage caused by trade to environment. This study attempts to understand why and under what circumstances, the US trade policy shifted course to make environment an integral part of NAFTA. Of special interest is the role played by NGO’s in aiding this transition. With this, NAFTA charted a new course in the direction of achieving economic growth for all without endangering the global commons.
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