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| Sale for the Century? Proposals for a positive sustainable trade agenda |
| At the beginning of the 21st century the world needs trade rules that reflect society's current values and needs. Our existing trade rules and institutions and indeed the current global economic system are out of date and do not do this. Instead they undermine biological and cultural diversity. They are still based on the pursuit of profit regardless of social and environmental costs; and inequitable access to and the overuse of limited natural resources. Current rules also prevent the maintenance and development of locallyappropriate and sustainable systems of commerce. It is time to develop a system of international trade that promotes self-determination environmental protection sustainable livelihoods equity and cultural diversity amongst all nations and people. A new and sustainable framework for the regulation of trade for the twenty-first century needs to be based on the principles of democracy equity reduced consumption co-operation and precaution. |
Auteur: various authors
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Publisher: Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) Année: 2001
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| Mot clef: Policy , Économie . |
| Catégorie de document: Études | Langue: Anglais |