Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development: A South Asian Perspective

by Grant Hewison (Editor), Veena Jha (Editor), Maree Underhill (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333651346
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	03/05/1997
Edition description:	1997
Pages:	229
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of 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

Editorial Reviews

Combines papers from a regional workshop and a national seminar on Trade and Environment, both held in New Delhi in January 1994. Five of them identify issues such as standards for environmentally based process and productions method, and the impact of German eco-labelling and eco-packaging on developing countries. Another five offer possible approaches, including the transfer of environmentally sound technology, development cooperation, and principles for making trade and the environment mutually compatible. Case-studies are also presented for ten countries, among them Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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