Trade and Environment: Difficult Policy Choices at the InterfaceShahrukh Rafi Khan Zed, 2002 - 253 pages International trade and environmental protection are issues that continually arise on the global policy agenda. This book seeks to clarify the issues, detailing how trade impacts on the environment, and the effects that environmental concerns can have on trade. The authors demonstrate that it is in the interest of Third World countries to take environmental concerns seriously - to protect their resources and also gain greater access to Northern markets. Several strategies and policies are examined, including greener, cleaner production processes and setting ISO 14000-compatible environmental standards. |
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Page 41
... output , are also available from the annual review report by the chairman , All Pakistan Textile Mills Association ( APTMA ) . However , output data on finished cloth and other made - ups are somewhat confusing because of variable ...
... output , are also available from the annual review report by the chairman , All Pakistan Textile Mills Association ( APTMA ) . However , output data on finished cloth and other made - ups are somewhat confusing because of variable ...
Page 42
... output and over 20 per cent of the potential output of cloth and made - ups is exported . Taking all this into account , it is fair to say that more than two - thirds ( and possibly three - quarters ) of the goods produced from the ...
... output and over 20 per cent of the potential output of cloth and made - ups is exported . Taking all this into account , it is fair to say that more than two - thirds ( and possibly three - quarters ) of the goods produced from the ...
Page 64
... output produced by its constituents , and thus to maximize the total earnings for the country from this output . Unlike retail corporations , the stake of the governmental system is not directly pecuniary , nor has it expanded ...
... output produced by its constituents , and thus to maximize the total earnings for the country from this output . Unlike retail corporations , the stake of the governmental system is not directly pecuniary , nor has it expanded ...
Contents
The Trade Investment and Environment Interface | 7 |
Northern | 17 |
Alternative Public Regimes for Achieving Environmental | 29 |
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