Endorsements

"I strongly recommend [this book] as an important, timely and welcome contribution to this debate." Scott Vaughan, Commission for Environmental Cooperation "This book will help policymakers and trade negotiators tackle one of the main challenges they face today" Richard Eglin, WTO "The book makes a substantial contribution to clearing the fog that surrounds the debate on reconciling domestic environmental standards and freer international trade, and should be required reading for policy makers, trade negotiators and researchers.' Wilfrid Legg, OECD "The book is recommended as an authoritative reference text to all those researching and working in the import and export of agricultural produce, economics, environmental policy and environmental management in agriculture." R Eckard, Australian Veterinary Journal, Vol 80, Nov 2002 "This is a useful and timely book for trade negotiators and policy makers in the area of trade and the environment." David Vanzetti, Biological Agriculture & Horticulture, Vol 20, 2002 "Acknowledged local experts author five inventory-style chapters...the information provided makes the book a ready and helpful source of information." Richard Le Heron, Journal of Rural Studies 19, 2003 "The carefully selected papers in this book provide excellent insights, practical guidance and impressive case studies of the major players in world agricultural trade. It is a very useful reading for exporters and trade practitioners in developing countries apart from academics to understand the pros and cons of agricultural products trade policy making in developed countries." Priya Mutalik-Desai, Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 58(4), 2003 "The book provides a unique overview on environmental policies and their effects in a set of countries, thus filling a gap in the literature. Everyone interested in environmental policies should read it." Ulrich Koester, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, 42(3), 2003