Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development A South Asian Perspective

About this book

Explores the linkages between liberalized international trade, protection of the environment and sustainable development.

Contents

Preface - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction; G.Hewison & M.Underhill - PART 1: THE ISSUES - Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development; K.Nath - Environmentally Based Process and Production Method Standards: Some Implications for Developing Countries; R.Vossenaar & V.Jha - Environmentally Orientated Product Policies, Competitiveness and Market Access; R.Vossenaar & V.Jha - Environmental Policy-Making, Eco-Labelling and Eco-Packaging in Germany: The Impact on Exports from Developing Countries; C.Wyatt - Environmental Standards: Relocation of Production to the SAARC Region; R.Mollerus - PART 2: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES - Environmental and Trade Considerations in the South Asian Region; P.Ghosh, P.Soni, M.C.Verma & R.Shahani - The Sustainable Development of Leather Industries in Bangladesh; F.U.Mahtab - Trade and the Environment: A Perspective from Bhutan; A.Bhandari - Making Trade and Environment Policies Compatible: Considerations from India; R.C.Jhamtani - Protection of the Environment, Trade and India's Leather Exports; A.Jha - The Impact of Environmental Standards and Regulations Set in Foreign Markets on India's Exports; V.Bharucha - Making Trade and Environment Policy Mutually Compatible in Nepal; K.N.Rana - Making Trade and Environment Policy Mutually Compatible in Pakistan; A.H.Khan - Trade and the Environment: A Case Study from Sri Lanka; L.Heengama - Trade and the Environment: A Sri Lankan Perspective; V.Kanesalingam - PART 3: PATHS FORWARD - The Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies; V.Jha & A.P.Teixeira - The Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies; A.N.Achanta, P.Dadhich, P.Ghosh & L.Noronha - Trade, Environment and Development Co-operation; E.Dohlman - Principles for Making Trade and Environment Mutually Compatible; N.Shaw - Conclusions and Policy Recommendations; V.Jha - Biographies - Index

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