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Autore |
Arvis Jean-François <1960-> |
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Titolo |
The cost of being landlocked [[electronic resource] ] : logistics, costs, and supply chain reliability / / Jean-François Arvis, Gaël Raballand, and Jean-François Marteau |
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Washington D.C., : World Bank, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-72568-8 |
9786612725685 |
0-8213-8409-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (188 p.) |
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Collana |
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Directions in Development |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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RaballandGaël |
MarteauJean-François |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Business logistics - Landlocked states |
Transportation - Landlocked states - Costs |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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