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Home / Working Paper Series / Working Paper # 10 – Trade, Competitiveness and the Environment (July 1993)

Working Paper # 10 – Trade, Competitiveness and the Environment (July 1993)

Prepared for the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) by the Centre for Trade Policy and Law and Institute for Research on Public Policy

Working Paper # 10 - Trade, Competitiveness and the Environment (July 1993)There is a growing body of theoretical and policy-oriented knowledge that suggests that trade policy and environmental policy can act as complements in the development of conditions within which firms can innovate and become more internationally competitive. It is within this context that this paper addresses the links between trade, competitiveness and the environment. In particular, this study examines ways in which environmental protection measures can enhance trade performance and competitiveness, or at least minimize potential adverse effects.

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