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vii, 103 pages : 28 cm Cross-border energy trade implies economic, social and environmental impacts which differ between exporting and importing countries. For both, adverse consequences can arise from volatile energy prices and the social and environmental impacts of energy/industrial activities. This study provides policy recommendations to governments and to development partners on how to minimize the negative impacts of such trade on the poor, and increase its benefits for the poor in view to meeting the MDGs.--Publisher's description Global and regional trade in energy: Trends and motivations for cross-border energy trade ; Institutional arrangements and energy trade agreements -- Impacts of energy trade on the poor: Potential impacts of cross-border energy trade ; Energy imports, economic growth and poverty reduction ; Energy exports and the resource curse ; Energy trade and improved access to energy services ; Energy trade and energy supply costs ; Impacts of energy export facilities on local populations ; Trade in energy services and the poor ; Energy trade and the MDGs -- Ways to protect the poor from adverse impacts: The outlook for expansion of cross-border trade ; Exper

Author

Regional Energy Development Programme for Poverty Reduction; United Nations Development Programme

Publisher

Bangkok, Thailand: Regional Energy Programme for Poverty Reduction (REP-PoR), UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok, Thailand

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9789211262230

Subjects

Management, History, Business