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Connecting landlocked devel...
Transport corridors support much of the developing countries' trade and are indispensable to the 31 landlocked developing countries. These countries are home to 360 million people, with the largest concentration is Sub-Saharan Africa. Logistics costs and unreliability of access corridors put these countries at a distinct disadvantage. Traditional approaches have stressed infrastructure investment and the development of international agreements as the main solutions to improve corridors and facilitate access to markets
The authors of Connecting Landlocked Developing Countries to Markets present a break-through in the literature by arguing instead that the transit procedures regulating the movement of goods along the corridors have been poorly designed and implemented. They have discouraged competition and hampered the emergence of high-quality trade-related services. Small traded volumes and the unfavorable political economy of trade corridors have also constrained changes. Furthermore, many of the problems occur in the transit countries, which also need to find the advantages in facilitating trade
Based on new analytical research and case studies, the authors provide insights on what works and does not work, and they offer policy recommendations to address these issues
Implementation of the recommended conceptual framework and its main components will help landlocked developing countries to be more successful participants in world trade, to their benefit as well as to that of their transit neighbors. --Book Jacket
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monografia Rebiun22578856 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun22578856 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 110502s2011 dcuab ob 001 0 eng d 811493473 813533271 816833999 821634900 961517468 962637597 992401225 993911630 1091081030 9780821384176 electronic bk.) 0821384171 electronic bk.) 1283065975 9781283065979 6613065978 9786613065971 9780821384169 0821384163 N$T eng pn N$T E7B YDXCP OCLCQ COO GPM OCLCQ UWO OCLCQ OCLCF DEBSZ OCLCQ OCLCO MHW MEAUC IDEBK OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ AZK COCUF DCWBL OCLCQ ZCU OCLCQ MERUC OCLCQ U3W CEF ICG OCLCQ DKC OCLCQ d------ BUS 043030 bisacsh POL 011020 bisacsh BUS 035000 bisacsh BUS 026000 bisacsh Connecting landlocked developing countries to markets trade corridors in the 21st century Jean-Francois Arvis [and others] Washington, D.C. World Bank ©2011 Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. World Bank 1 online resource (xxiv, 274 pages) illustrations, maps 1 online resource (xxiv, 274 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Directions in development : trade Includes bibliographical references and index Introduction and overview -- The access problem of landlocked developing countries and the realization of their economic potential -- The political economy of trade corridors : relations between landlocked developing countries and their coastal neighbors -- Managing trade corridors : ingredients for success, and how to measure it -- Transit systems and regional co-operation -- Improving transit regimes and border management -- Regulatory reform of trucking -- Improving access with alternative modes of transportation -- Conclusions and recommendations Transport corridors support much of the developing countries' trade and are indispensable to the 31 landlocked developing countries. These countries are home to 360 million people, with the largest concentration is Sub-Saharan Africa. Logistics costs and unreliability of access corridors put these countries at a distinct disadvantage. Traditional approaches have stressed infrastructure investment and the development of international agreements as the main solutions to improve corridors and facilitate access to markets The authors of Connecting Landlocked Developing Countries to Markets present a break-through in the literature by arguing instead that the transit procedures regulating the movement of goods along the corridors have been poorly designed and implemented. They have discouraged competition and hampered the emergence of high-quality trade-related services. Small traded volumes and the unfavorable political economy of trade corridors have also constrained changes. Furthermore, many of the problems occur in the transit countries, which also need to find the advantages in facilitating trade Based on new analytical research and case studies, the authors provide insights on what works and does not work, and they offer policy recommendations to address these issues Implementation of the recommended conceptual framework and its main components will help landlocked developing countries to be more successful participants in world trade, to their benefit as well as to that of their transit neighbors. --Book Jacket Landlocked states Transportation- Developing countries Transit, International- Developing countries Transit by land (International law) BUSINESS & ECONOMICS- International- Marketing POLITICAL SCIENCE- International Relations- Trade & Tariffs BUSINESS & ECONOMICS- International- General BUSINESS & ECONOMICS- Exports & Imports Commerce Economic history Landlocked states Transit by land (International law) Transit, International Transportation Developing countries- Economic conditions Developing countries- Commerce Developing countries Electronic books Arvis, Jean-François 1960-) Print version Connecting landlocked developing countries to markets. Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2011 9780821384169 (DLC) 2010017086 (OCoLC)610019317 Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Trade