Eco-Labelling and International Trade [Hardcover]

Eco-labelling is an increasingly popular way of meeting consumer's demands for environmental information about the products they purchase. The first book on this important subject collects contributions from the academic, policy-making and commercial spheres to look at the conceptual and practical issues, and to discuss how eco-labelling can be made effective and equitable, and must avoid distorting international trade to the detriment of developing countries.List of Tables - List of Boxes - List of Figures - Notes on the Contributors - Eco-labelling: An Introduction and a Review; A.Markandya - Eco-labelling and International Trade: The Main Issues; R.Vossenaar - Eco-labelling, Environment and International Trade; A.Mattoo & H.V.Singh - Eco-labelling Systems in the European Union and Their Impact on Brazilian Exports of Three Industrial Sectors; P.da Motta Veiga , M.C.de Carvalho Jr ., M.L.Vilmar & H.Facanha - EU Eco-labelling of Tissue and Towel Paper Products: A Brazilian Perspective; Abecel - The Potential Impact of EU Eco-labelling Programme on Colombian Textile Exports; L.Ho , D.Gaviria , X.Berrera & R.Sanchez - Eco-labelling in EU and the Export of Turkish Textiles and Garments; C.Aruoba - Thailand and Eco-labelling; S.Wigzell - Eco-labelling Schemes in Poland; Z.Jakubczyk - Eco-labelling and the Developing Countries: The Dutch Horticultural Sector; H.Vergruggen, S.Jongma & F.van der Woerd - Canada's Environmental Choice Programme and Its Impact on Developing Country Trade; M.I.P.Guevara, R.Chaitoo & M.G.Smith - The German Eco-label 'Blue Angel' and International Trade; K.DelbrYck - Eco-labelling: Practical Use of the Cradle-to-Grave Approach; H.G.M.Giezeman & N.Verhees - Timber Certification Initiatives and Their Implications for Developing Countries; M.Simula - Is there a Commercial Case for Tropical Timber Certification?; R.Crossley, C.A.Primo Braga & P.N.Varangis - Certification and Eco-labelling of Timber and Timber Products; Dls,