Ecological dumping and environmental capital flight: The economics behind the propaganda

Arbeitspapier

In this paper we analyze the connection between ecological dumping and environmental capital flight which in the literature is presented in three versions: capital flees in order to ecologically dump, firms flee and thus ecologically dump, and capital flees because governments ecologically dump. We find that 'ecological dumping' describes an ill posed problem: it has little to do with dumping and need not have any impact on the environment. Looking at the existing literature we find that although 'capital flight' is a misnomer, too, there are real problems dealt with under this heading. Nevertheless, because of their emotive and misleading undertone, we should better give up both notions.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: Diskussionsbeiträge - Serie II ; No. 324

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations ; International Investment; Long-term Capital Movements ; State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations: Interjurisdictional Differentials and Their Effects ; Renewable Resources and Conservation: Government Policy
• Thema: Dumping ; Capital Flight ; Delocation ; Environment ; Umweltpolitik ; Dumping ; Standortfaktor ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Kapitalflucht ; Theorie

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Kuhn, Michael ; Tivig, Thusnelda
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Universität Konstanz, Sonderforschungsbereich 178 - Internationalisierung der Wirtschaft
• (wo): Konstanz
• (wann): 1996

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/101736
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ