Reconciling trade and the environment : lessons from case studies in developing countries /
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| Author / Creator: | Jha, Veena, 1959- |
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| Imprint: | Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar, c1999. |
| Description: | xviii, 359 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4240226 |
Table of Contents:
- List of tables and boxes
- List of acronyms
- Foreword
- 1.. Overview and lessons learnt
- 1.1. Introduction
- 1.2. Environment and trade: what are the key questions?
- 1.3. Have the changes in the trade regimes had an impact on the environment?
- 1.4. What are the trade impacts of changing environmental regulations and practices?
- 1.5. Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- 2.. Environmental policy, market access and competitiveness: the experience of developing countries
- 2.1. The issues
- 2.2. Empirical analysis
- 2.3. Policy implications
- Notes
- 3.. Policy instruments in Multilateral Environmental Agreements: experience of developing countries
- 3.1. The use of trade measures
- 3.2. Trade and competitiveness effects of MEAs
- 3.3. Adequacy of facilitating mechanisms in MEAs
- 3.4. Conclusions and recommendations
- Notes
- 4.. Brazil
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. Relationships between trade and environment: macro issues
- 4.3. Sectoral studies
- 4.4. Effects of eco-labelling on Brazilian exports
- 4.5. Conclusions and recommendations
- Notes
- 5.. China
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. Specific problems of China
- 5.3. Domestic environment and environmental regulations
- 5.4. Effects of environmental regulations on China's exports
- 5.5. Multilateral Environmental Agreements
- 5.6. The impact of economic reform on the environment
- 5.7. Conclusions and recommendations
- Notes
- 6.. Colombia
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. Structure of international trade
- 6.3. Domestic environmental policy-making
- 6.4. Economic impact of external environmental policies, standards and regulations on Colombian exports
- 6.5. The case of small and medium-size enterprises
- 6.6. Trade and competitiveness effects of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
- 6.7. Impact of trade and trade liberalization on the Colombian environment
- 6.8. Conclusions and recommendations
- Notes
- 7.. Costa Rica
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. The importance of trade in the Costa Rican economy
- 7.3. The effect of international environmental requirements on Costa Rica's exports
- 7.4. Multilateral Environmental Agreements
- 7.5. Case studies
- 7.6. Conclusions and agenda
- Notes
- 8.. India
- 8.1. Introduction
- 8.2. Specific problems of India
- 8.3. Domestic regulation
- 8.4. Effects of environmental regulations on trade
- 8.5. Multilateral Environmental Agreements
- 8.6. Effects of environmental regulations on India's exports
- 8.7. Conclusions and recommendations
- Notes
- 9.. Malaysia
- 9.1. Introduction
- 9.2. Trade, environment and development in Malaysia
- 9.3. The impact of environmental requirements on Malaysian exports
- 9.4. Multilateral Environmental Agreements
- 9.5. Environmental Management Systems: possible effects of the ISO-14001 Standard on Malaysian exports
- 9.6. Pollution control in key export sectors
- 9.7. Conclusions
- Notes
- 10.. The Philippines
- 10.1. Introduction
- 10.2. Specific problems of the Philippine economy
- 10.3. Domestic environmental problems and policy-making
- 10.4. Effects of environmental regulations on the Philippines' exports
- 10.5. Multilateral Environmental Agreements
- 10.6. Impact of economic openness on the environment
- 10.7. Conclusions and recommendations
- Notes
- 11.. Poland
- 11.1. Introduction
- 11.2. Background to Poland's economy
- 11.3. Domestic environmental policy-making
- 11.4. Effects of external environmental requirements on trade
- 11.5. Effects of Multilateral Environmental Agreements on trade
- 11.6. Effects of trade policies on the environment
- 11.7. Conclusions and recommendations
- Notes
- 12. Thailand
- 12.1. Introduction
- 12.2. Thailand's economy and the relevance of international trade
- 12.3. Domestic environmental regulation
- 12.4. Effects of foreign environmental requirements on Thailand's exports
- 12.5. The impact of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
- 12.6. The effects of trade policies and export expansion on the domestic environment
- 12.7. Conclusions and recommendations
- Notes
- 13.. Turkey
- 13.1. Structure of international trade
- 13.2. Effects of external environmental standards and regulations on trade
- 13.3. Effects of trade liberalization and trade expansion on the environment
- 13.4. Conclusions
- Notes
- 14.. Zimbabwe
- 14.1. Introduction
- 14.2. Background to Zimbabwe's economy
- 14.3. Domestic environmental policy-making
- 14.4. Effects of external environmental requirements on trade
- 14.5. Effects of Multilateral Environmental Agreements on trade
- 14.6. Effects of trade policies on the environment
- 14.7. Conclusions and recommendations
- Notes
- 15.. Conclusions and guidelines for further work
- 15.1. Conclusions
- 15.2. Guidelines for future work on trade and environment: towards the development of a positive agenda
- Index
