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Impact of international trade liberalisation in environmental change
Technological advancement and the advent of globalisation have shaped the course of
global trade in a rapid pace. As a result of that in one hand the commercial activities are
increased sporadically and on the other the ecological balances becomes affected drastically
(Low 2016).). After the end of the Second World War and the growing need to communicate
through a trading connection, the European countries or the Pan-Atlantic countries to be specific
went to sign agreements in bi-lateral level or among more than two countries. However, there are
some disadvantages that the international trade is dealing with nowadays. Adverse impact on the
ecology and desperate tendencies to maximize business lead the future of corporate organisations
in grave danger. In this regards, concepts like green objectives or environmental sustainability
are came into relevance. Therefore, this essay covers different dimensions of trade liberalisation
and in due course reflects the relevance of green objectives in this context. Also, the
supplementary paragraphs will summarise various attributes of the liberal trade practices and its
impact on the environmental sustainability and followed by a conclusion.
There are some positive impacts of liberal trade policies that can help a country to get
developed and facilitated its future sustainability. In the past, states were more of protectionism
mode of economy that means states discouraged foreign trade by either restricting market or put
huge tariff on foreign business. However, the notion of protectionism is considered to be
obsolete in modern times. With the growth in technology and communication the role of trade
and commerce also expands its dynamics outstandingly. It is, in fact, from the 1980s onwards
that most of the developing countries were seeking to reduce their import protection and
liberalise trade (Gács 2013). In addition to this, during the 1960s, the Republic of Korea and
Taiwan had started to initiate trade liberalisation policy in developing countries (Baier,

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Bergstrand and Feng 2014). The reason behind using free trade policy was that those countries
perceived the importance of trade liberalisation and adopting export oriented growth strategies
for the benefit of economic development. Empirical researches and studies opined that
industrialisation paved the way for free trade policy across the world (Low, 2016). In fact,
countries like India which was hitherto completely relied upon protectionism and inward looking
economics now got the clear understanding of the necessity of liberal trade policies (Alessandria
and Choi 2014). However, the relationship between growth and free trade policy has been
projected as ambiguous according to the new researches (Mansfield and Reinhardt, 2015) (please
specify which research, don’t just generalise (for example, 2010 study on global trade or by john
suggest or provide clues that this happen) and provide reference). Nonetheless, it is beyond any
debate that there is a sheer role of trade liberalisation that fosters and energises economic
development of a developing country.
Thus, the gradual expansion of international trade and its liberal approach has started It
can be argued that there are a number of aspects of a nation that are affected positively by the
expansion of international trade. For an instance the liberal approach of the international trade is
going to influence the social dimension in terms of change the habit and needs of the citizens.
Moreover, there are some environmental impacts too that are coincided with the advent of the
international trade. For example, influence every aspect of states, such as, the movement of
goods and services across national border without major constrains has allow multinational
corporations to take advantage by investing other countries especially third world countries thus
creating new environmental threat such as climate change or global warming. This process has
enhanced tension global warming and debate among states. With the escalating tension of global
warming and the negligence of the big companies towards economic sustainability facilitate the

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relevance of environment in the present case scenario (Copeland and Taylor 2013). As a result of
that it becomes very imperative to understand the interconnection between international trade
and the environment..
The economic approach of trade is going through a rapid transformation and shifts its
graze from the economy-centrism to environmental perspectives. Since 1990s, with the advent of
globalisation the developed countries put focus on the economic growth and profit percentages
but no one ever concern about the ecological impact and climate change (Brack 2017). This
relation between globalisation and environment is further intensified due to the expansion of
trade liberalisation in a global platform. In this context, it can be argued that the ongoing trade
negotiations between the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Uruguay round of
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT) had come into place at a time when the entire
world became concerned about sustainability and extinction (Kreickemeier and Richter 2014).
Consequently, the emergence of World Trade Organisation with an agenda to make the free trade
practice eco-friendly added up a new approach in it.
Thus, it can be argued that international trade allows countries to exchange services and
goods globally. As a result of that international trade has become a major driving force (for the
changes occurring in the environment due to promotion of free trade in the) final half of 20th
century (Kraft 2017). It can also be articulated that global trend of trade and commerce can also
bring an end to poverty. In this context, the discussion will go further by understanding the
benefits of global trade and its liberalisation policies not only through its economic orientation
but also have a social and environmental approach (Dean 2017). Abundance of raw materials is
considered to be a major factor in this regard. Nations like Indonesia, Pakistan and Congo are not
strong enough to bring progress to the respective countries by their own. Therefore, it is essential