Trade, Poverty and the Environment - The Eu, Cotonou and the African-Caribbean-Pacific Bloc

Informationen zum Autor ADRIAN FLINT is Teaching Fellow in the Politics Department at the University of Bristol, UK. Originally from South Africa, he has also taught at Rhodes University, the University of Dundee and the University of St Andrews. Klappentext In 2000 the European Union and its 78 African-Caribbean-Pacific partners signed the Cotonou Agreement, heralding a new era in developmental politics. This comprehensive book draws attention to the limitations in the EU's approach to implementing pro-poor, environmentally sustainable development amongst its African-Caribbean-Pacific partners. Zusammenfassung In 2000 the European Union and its 78 African-Caribbean-Pacific partners signed the Cotonou Agreement! heralding a new era in developmental politics. This comprehensive book draws attention to the limitations in the EU's approach to implementing pro-poor! environmentally sustainable development amongst its African-Caribbean-Pacific partners. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Sustainable Development The Rise of the Neoliberal Consensus The EU and the ACP: From Yaoundé to Cotonou EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements The 'Everything But Arms' Initiative Trade Policy, Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation Conclusion

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Introduction Sustainable Development The Rise of the Neoliberal Consensus The EU and the ACP: From Yaoundé to Cotonou EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements The 'Everything But Arms' Initiative Trade Policy, Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: A. Flint, Adrian Flint
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349354580
• ISBN: 978-1-349-35458-0
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; B, Sociology, Economic Policy, European Politics, Human Rights, Poverty, European Union, The environment, Politics & government, Development Aid, Environmental Sociology, Environmental Social Sciences, Social Justice, Development policy, EU (European Union), Development & environmental geography, Environmental Geography, Physical geography, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, Development Studies, European Union Politics, Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection