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

220 Pages·2008·2.143 MB·English

by  Adrian Flint (auth.)

Trade, Poverty and the Environment
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Trade, Poverty and the
Environment
The EU, Cotonou and the
African-Caribbean-Pacific Bloc
Adrian Flint
© Adrian Flint 2008
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Contents
List of Tables x
Currency Conversions xi
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms xii
Acknowledgements xvi
Introduction 1
Theories of sustainable development 4
Theories of North–South relations and development 6
A review of the evidence 7
An anthropocentric approach 8
Overall structure 8
1 T he EU and the ACP – from Yaoundé
to Cotonou 12
Introduction 12
Contextualising EU-ACP cooperation 13
The eroding of a special relationship 15
The post-Lomé partnership 19
The ‘Problem’ of LDCs 26
The SA-EU FTA: a blueprint for negotiations? 27
Conclusion 28
2 T owards an EU Definition of Sustainable
Development 30
Sustainable development 31
Strong versus weak sustainability 33
Weak sustainability 33
Strong sustainability 41
Conclusion 45
3 The Rise of the Neoliberal Consensus 47
Introduction 47
The Third World, developing countries
and the South 48
Development paradigms 49
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Growth theory and modernisation
theory considered 50
The perceived importance of
norms and values 53
Dependency theory 54
Neoliberalism 58
Globalisation 63
Conclusion 67
4 The ‘Everything But Arms’ Initiative 69
Introduction 69
A brief overview of the initiative 70
The need for EBA 73
EBA: altruism or opportunism? 77
EBA vs. EPA 77
Conclusion 78
5 T rade Policy, Poverty Alleviation and
Sustainable Development 80
Introduction 80
A hidden trade agenda? 82
Trade and the environment 84
The North–South divide 86
Mountains out of molehills? 88
EU ‘Green’ trade barriers 89
Comparative advantage, trade regimes
and poverty alleviation 91
The associated costs of globalisation 95
Conclusion 97
6 Agriculture, Food Security and
Rural Development 98
Introduction 98
EU agricultural policy 100
The origins of the CAP 101
The impact of the CAP 103
The CAP and the WTO 104
EU-funded projects in ACP member states 107
EU-funded food security programmes 108
Conclusion 111
7 Energy Provision, Poverty Alleviation
and Sustainable Development 112
Contents ix
Introduction 112
Linking energy provision and poverty alleviation 113
The EU energy initiative 115
EU energy sector objectives 1990–2010 117
Energy as a development priority 118
The South African model 120
Energy production and consumption in the ACP 123
Hydroelectricity and poverty alleviation 126
Conclusion 128
8 Access to Water and Effective Sanitation –
Provision and Security of Supply 130
Introduction 130
Prioritising water and sanitation services 131
Private sector provision 133
The cost of public private partnerships 138
Shared water courses, conflict and food security 139
Conclusion 143
9 EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements 145
Introduction 145
The Cotonou template: regionalism and
free trade agreements 146
The EU model 147
The ACP perspective 150
The Doha Round and the shape of EPAs 154
Eroding regional initiatives 155
The 2008 deadline 157
Conclusion 158
Conclusion 160
Appendices 166
Notes 169
Bibliography 176
Index 199