In September 2015, world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a distinctive approach to development that moves away from a narrow perspective on economic development to an integrative agenda that simultaneously pursues ecological, social and economic goals. Trade and foreign investment are important economic vectors through which many of these goals can be achieved. Much depends, however, on whether and how SDGs are incorporated in international trade and investment agreements, and in private or public sector initiatives. Policymakers are also confronted with the interdependence of the SDGs which raises difficult trade-offs between various Goals. The contributions in this book explore the penetration and trade-offs of the SDGs, drawing on a multi-disciplinary approach incorporating insights from economists, lawyers and political scientists. The book offers a valuable guide for scholars and policy makers in identifying and evaluating the complex challenges related to sustainable development.
Author(s): Cosimo Beverelli, Jürgen Kurtz, Damian Raess
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 250
City: Cambridge
Copyright
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Preface
Introduction
PART I Penetration and Diffusion of the Sustainable Development Goals
1 A Cross-Cutting Legal Analysis of the European Union Preferential Trade Agreements’ Chapters on Sustainable Development: Further Steps Towards the Attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals?
2 The European Union’s New International Investment Policy and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals: Integration as a Motor of Substantive Policy Change?
3 Natural Resources Management in the Sustainable Development Goals Era: Insights from World Trade Organization Case Law
PART II Top-Down: Public Approaches to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
4 The Trade Effects of Environmental Provisions in Preferential Trade Agreements
5 Facilitating Sustainable Investment: The Role and Limits of Investment Promotion Agencies
PART III Bottom-Up: Private Sector and Civil Society Initiatives on the Sustainable Development Goals
6 Voluntary Standards, Trade, and Sustainable Development
7 The Role of Voluntary Sustainability Standards in Sustainable Livelihoods for Cocoa Farmers in Côte d’Ivoire
8 Unblocking the Trade Pipes: Using Blockchain Technology to Facilitate Trade for Sustainable Development
9 The Effects of Environmental Costs on Public Support for Foreign Direct Investment: Differences Between the United States and India
Conclusion
Index
