Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development: A South Asian Perspective

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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.