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ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION AND FOOD SAFETYStudies of Protection and Protectionism Edited by Veena Jha Edward Elgar/IDRC 2006 ISBN 1-55250-185-X 250 pp.   
Environmental, health, and sanitary requirements in developed countries are sometimes perceived in developing countries as nontariff barriers to trade. This book shows that such restrictions are perceived to be more stringent during the domestic production season or when stock levels are high. The authors argue that scientific data for specific thresholds or limit values sometimes appear to be questionable and that they vary widely between countries. In some cases, products that had initially been refused access to a domestic market have subsequently been allowed access but at a lower price. Thus, standards are perceived to be a mechanism for bidding down the export price. Measures to address protectionist aspects of standards must be devised to ensure free and fair trade. The contributors to this book show that there are good reasons for suspecting that these standards could indeed be protectionist. Utilizing a wealth of empirical evidence, the book includes case studies written by authors based in the regions and does not fail to address awkward issues such as “Whose standards?,” “Why standards?,” and whether cartelization is the consequence of standards. The contributors also address the political economy of standard setting, not simply the technical process, North–South issues, and the political economy of organic food markets. Environmental Regulation and Food Safety will appeal to policymakers and NGOs, researchers and scholars of international and development economics, as well industry strategists. THE EDITOR Veena Jha is the coordinator of UNCTAD’s India Programme in New Delhi, affiliated to the International Trade Division of UNCTAD, Geneva.
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Acknowledgements 2006 List of contributors 2006 List of abbreviations 2006 Preface 2006 1. Introduction Veena Jha 2006 2. Environmental and Health Regulations Veena Jha 2006 3. South Asia Veena Jha 2006 4. Costa Rica Eduardo Gitli, Max Valverde and María Pérez-Esteve 2006 5. Eastern and Southern Africa: the Experience of Kenya, Mozambique, the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda Cerina Banu Issufo Mussa, René Vossenaar and Nimrod Nakisisa Waniala 2006 6. Organic Agriculture René Vossenaar and Sophia Twarog 2006 7. Summary and Conclusions Veena Jha 2006 8. Ways Forward1 Veena Jha 2006 |
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