Intro -- Contents -- Summary -- Background and aim -- Pathways of exported textiles -- A dynamic market -- Tight margins lead to efficient use -- Significant global environmental benefits -- Local environmental impacts -- Job creation -- The potential of codes of conduct -- Impacts on domestic...

The process of European integration has gained considerable momentum during the past couple of years. This paper provides an assessment of the degree of integration of both the accession states of central and eastern Europe and of the pre-ins for monetary union with respect to Germany. Using...