Trading with the Environment: Ecology, Economics, Institutions and PolicyEarthscan, 1995 - 140 pages Should there be firmer restrictions on trade, with more policies aimed at protecting its environmental impacts, or would the environment benefit most from unrestricted free trade? Do importing countries have a responsibility only to their local ecosystems, or are they also responsible for environmental degradation caused by the production of traded goods in exporting countries? |
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... demands for product information , especially in relation to packaging . A swarm of symbols such as swans , evergreens , falcons , angels , dandelions and green dots are appearing more and more on packages and prod- ucts as a marketing ...
... demands for product information , especially in relation to packaging . A swarm of symbols such as swans , evergreens , falcons , angels , dandelions and green dots are appearing more and more on packages and prod- ucts as a marketing ...
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... demands for environmental consider- ation , harmonized minimum demands can be justified to cope with the risk of severe and irreparable damage . This may be applicable to the management of sen- sitive ecosystems where it is difficult to ...
... demands for environmental consider- ation , harmonized minimum demands can be justified to cope with the risk of severe and irreparable damage . This may be applicable to the management of sen- sitive ecosystems where it is difficult to ...
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... demands that the functioning of public institutions be included in the overall economic analy- sis . This is also ... demand trade barriers for other reasons.108 There is a definite need for general regulations which cannot be ...
... demands that the functioning of public institutions be included in the overall economic analy- sis . This is also ... demand trade barriers for other reasons.108 There is a definite need for general regulations which cannot be ...
Contents
Natures Life Support Systems as the Foundation | 4 |
Economy and ecosystems | 21 |
An ecologicaleconomic synthesis | 27 |
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