LSTU-L 290 International Trade, Labor and the Environment 1 cr hr;
Class Number 14022; 5:45-8:25 PM, Wednesday, BH005. Class meets
March 26, April 2, 9, 16 and 23.   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.