Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development

Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development explores the linkages between the objectives of liberalised international trade, protection of the environment and sustainable development. It is an anthology of essays by leading experts, key government officials and political leaders from the South Asian region, supported by officials of the OECD, UNCTAD and non-governmental organisations. Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development outlines the concerns of the developing nations of the South Asian region about the impacts on their trade and development from the environmental policies of the North. A range of country case and sector studies are presented, along with analysis of key regional issues.

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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