Environmentalism, Globalization and National Economies, 1980-2000

Autor/inn/en	Schofer, Evan; Granados, Francisco J.
Titel	Environmentalism, Globalization and National Economies, 1980-2000
Quelle	In: Social Forces, 85 (2006) 2, S.965-991 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7732
Schlagwörter	Environmental Standards; Economic Progress; Debate; Economic Impact; Global Approach; Policy Analysis; Research Methodology; Agriculture; Agribusiness; Conservation (Environment); Ecology; International Trade; Statistical Distributions; Industrialization; Investment; Economic Opportunities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umweltauflage; Economic growth; Wirtschaftswachstum; Debating; Streitgespräch; Ökonomische Determinanten; Globales Denken; Politikfeldanalyse; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Landwirtschaft; Agrarindustrie; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Ökologie; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilung; Industrialisation; Industrialisierung; Investments; Geldanlage; Investiton
Abstract	It is commonly assumed that environmentalism harms national economies because environmental regulations constrain economic activity and create incentives for firms to move production and investment to other countries. We point out that global environmentalism involves large-scale institutional changes that: (1) encourage new kinds of economic activity and (2) reconstruct economic value such that environmental protection is rewarded in the market. We employ cross-national panel analyses to examine the effects of national environmentalism on economic growth, trade, industry and investment. We find that pro-environmental countries fare better in terms of economic growth, investment and size of the industrial and service sectors. We find no impact of environmentalism on foreign investment and trade. Firms and investment do not appear to be fleeing countries with strong environmental standards. (Contains 4 tables and 24 notes.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10