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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781395603321

Autore

Arvis Jean-François <1960->

Titolo

Connecting landlocked developing countries to markets : : trade corridors in the 21st century / / Jean-Francois Arvis .. [et al]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2011

ISBN

1-283-06597-5

9786613065971

0-8213-8417-1

Descrizione fisica

xxiv, 274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Collana

Directions in development : trade

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithGraham <1945->

CarruthersRobin

Disciplina

382

Soggetti

Transportation - Developing countries

Transit, International - Developing countries

Transit by land (International law)

Landlocked states

Developing countries Economic conditions

Developing countries Commerce

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

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.

Sommario/riassunto

This book aims to help the policymaker and development community in general to understand the nature of the problems and policy dilemmas that landlocked countries face to trade with the rest of the World. This volume presents an important breakthrough in the literature, by focusing on a new conceptual framework that challenges the previous



paradigm based on physical infrastructure and state-led access solutions, embodied in many treaties. By recognizing that the main access problems for landlocked countries occur in the territory of the transit country, this volume provides a new approach to u