Did the Desire for Cotton Self-Sufficiency Lead to the Aral Sea Environmental Disaster? : A Case Study on Trade and the Environment

Did the Desire for Cotton Self-Sufficiency Lead to the Aral Sea Environmental Disaster? : A Case Study on Trade and the Environment

The desiccation of the Aral Sea was one of the greatest environmental disasters of the latter part of the twentieth century. In 1960, it was the fourth largest lake in the world. However, since 1965, the sea has lost seventy five percent of its vol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tarr, David, Trushin, Eskender
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
TRADE
TARIFF
INDUSTRY
IMPORT
EXPORT
FINANCE
MARKET
GROWTH
CUSTOMS
DATA
DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/433771484052748191/Did-the-desire-for-cotton-self-sufficiency-lead-to-the-Aral-sea-environmental-disaster-a-case-study-on-trade-and-the-environment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25939

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/433771484052748191/Did-the-desire-for-cotton-self-sufficiency-lead-to-the-Aral-sea-environmental-disaster-a-case-study-on-trade-and-the-environment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25939

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