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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458171803321

Autore

Arvis Jean-François <1960->

Titolo

The cost of being landlocked [[electronic resource] ] : logistics, costs, and supply chain reliability / / Jean-François Arvis, Gaël Raballand, and Jean-François Marteau

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington D.C., : World Bank, c2010

ISBN

1-282-72568-8

9786612725685

0-8213-8409-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Collana

Directions in Development

Altri autori (Persone)

RaballandGaël

MarteauJean-François

Disciplina

658.7

Soggetti

Business logistics - Landlocked states

Transportation - Landlocked states - Costs

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview; Chapter 2: Revisiting the Conventional Wisdom on Transportation Costs: Infrastructure Is Only One Part of the Story; Chapter 3: The Need for a Revised Conceptual Framework to Assess the Cost of Being Landlocked; Chapter 4: Delays and Unpredictability Matter More than Transport Costs for Development; Chapter 5: The Impact of Market Structure and Business Practices on the Cost of Being Landlocked; Chapter 6: Policy Recommendations

Appendix 1: Sequencing of Transit LogisticsAppendix 2: Details on the Supply Chain Model; Appendix 3: Revealed Modal Choices and the Value of Time; References; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

This book proposes a new analytical framework to interpret and model the constraints faced by logistics chains in landlocked countries. The case of LLDCs has naturally received special attention for decades, including a specific set of development priorities based on the idea of dependence over the transit state. In this context, efforts to tackle the



cost of being landlocked have been mainly directed to ensure or facilitate freedom of transit through regional/multilateral conventions, and to develop regional transport infrastructure. In contrast, analysis of service delivery constraints has b