North-South conflicts and power distribution in UNCED negotiations: the case of forestry
This paper addresses the conflict between industrialized and developing countries over resources, the environment, and economic development. In the past, such North-South conflicts have usually resulted in virtual deadlock and the inability to reach joint decisions, limiting the effectiveness of the international negotiation process. In this case study of the forestry issue, viewed within the context of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), an outcome -- a partial agreement -- was achieved despite very strong impediments and the opportunity for total impasse. The author explains the case analysis in relation to a conceptual framework that posits power and power asymmetry between the two major negotiating blocs as the principal catalysts in reaching a solution where the "weak" triumphs over the "strong."
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Laxenburg (Austria) IIASA
1993
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| Subjects: | FORESTRY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS, UN, NATURE CONSERVATION, FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC COMPETITION, TRADE POLICIES, POLITICAL SYSTEMS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, CONSERVATION DE LA NATURE, DEVELOPPEMENT FORESTIER, CONTEXTE ECONOMIQUE, CONCURRENCE ECONOMIQUE, POLITIQUE DU COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL, SYSTEME POLITIQUE, PAYS EN DEVELOPPEMENT, PAYS DEVELOPPE, FORESTERIE, PROTECTION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT, ACCORD INTERNATIONAL, NU, CONSERVACION DE LA NATURALEZA, DESARROLLO FORESTAL, ENTORNO ECONOMICO, COMPETENCIA ECONOMICA, POLITICA DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR, SISTEMAS POLITICOS, PAISES EN DESARROLLO, PAISES DESARROLLADOS, CIENCIAS FORESTALES, PROTECCION AMBIENTAL, ACUERDOS INTERNACIONALES, |
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