Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

1 Introduction

2 The Evolution of Environmental Provisions in US Trade Agreements

3 Why Link Trade and Environmental Politics?

4 Can Trade Agreements Enhance the Effectiveness of Multilateral Environmental Agreements?

5 Can Preferential Trade Agreements Diffuse Environmental Norms?

6 Do US Preferential Trade Agreement Provisions Become Global Standards?

7 Conclusions

Notes

References

Index