Environmental Goods A Comparison of the APEC and OECD Lists

This paper compares two lists of environmental goods that have been used in the WTO negotiations on liberalising trade in environmental goods and services. It describes the genesis of the lists, which were compiled in the late 1990s. The OECD list was developed as a basis for analysing trade and tar...

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Main Author: Steenblik, Ronald
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2005
Series:OECD Trade and Environment Working Papers
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