LSTU-L 290  International Trade, Labor, and the Environment   Class
Number 24617, 1 cr.  Class meets Wednesdays, 5:45 - 8:25 pm, BH304,
October 24, 31, November 7, 14, and 28.  This course explores the
links between labor and the environment from an international
perspective.  We discuss how actors – organized labor,
environmentalists, transnational corporations, and consumers –
manage labor and environmental issues in a context of increased
economic and trade liberalization, population pressures and resource
scarcities.  Key questions we consider include: What are the
environmental implications of international trade and labor?  Why is
it hard to bridge the rich-poor and urban-rural gaps?  How can we
improve the North-South dialogue on trade and the environment?  How
can we promote greater social and gender equity, and commitment to
environmental justice?  Instructor:  Tatyana Ruseva, SPEA, IUB.