products from China, China’s weak enforcement of food safety standards, its heavy use of agricultural chemicals, and its …The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) increased attention to food imports from China is an indicator of safety … concerns as imported food becomes more common in the United States. U.S. food imports from China more than tripled in value …

development. In order to identify the factors for effective facilitation of standard and labeling programs, this article explores … the highest awareness to environmental friendly concepts, followed by India and China.(2) Chosen labeled products include …) Consumers in China, India and Thailand are sensitive to energy efficiency of products, primarily because they lead to less …

sustainability certification. For African forest products, a shift in the export destinations of forest products towards China, the … leading timber product manufacturer, has raised concerns that social and environmental product and process standards are … actors in African timber imports based in China. This paper provides an initial analysis, highlighting implications for …

in China across two generations (2G and 3G), with the help of essential notions of economics of standards. Different …The process of diffusion of standards and competition between standards is susceptible to initial conditions and is … policy initiatives can modify the outcome of a path-dependent process of competition between standards. They also aim to …

outcome will be sustained growth in the two very large Asian driver economies of China and India and stagnation in the … standards (often a conduit for capability-growth) and to a reduction in the degree of value added to commodities in exporting …

This study analyses the People’s Republic of China’s trade policy environment with a focus on trade-related regulations … and their role in supporting China’s market openness. It examines in particular to what extent China’s trade regulations … competition. The report proposes a series of policy recommendations to make China’s regulatory framework more market-oriented and …

The agrofood market in China is dominated by spot market exchanges of small farmers and various small traders, with … between the FPCs and the buyers. Based on a national representative survey of 157 FPCs in China, this study shows that 32% of …

standards. Although information security is often mentioned regarding China׳s ICT standardization, it has been rarely examined …There have been many attempts for ICT standardization in China. Among them, this paper deals with information security … per se. While most studies on China׳s ICT standardization focus on economic aspects (e.g. increased bargaining power) or …

manufacturing. In many newly industrialising economies, such as China, one of the industries sought after is the high …-technology aircraft industry. China has emerged as an important international supplier of components and parts, mainly due to the drive … for market access and lower costs. This study shows that China's integration into international supplier networks has …

, preservation of the natural and cultural heritage, landscape architecture, ecodesign and democratic participation. Two large …