03069oam 22007215 450 991096710650332120241204163824.09780821399132082139913610.1596/978-0-8213-9912-5(CKB)3710000000140762(EBL)1732174(SSID)ssj0001234818(PQKBManifestationID)11703335(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001234818(PQKBWorkID)11233522(PQKB)11097695(MiAaPQ)EBC1732174(DLC) 2014021529(Au-PeEL)EBL1732174(CaPaEBR)ebr10886442(CaONFJC)MIL626981(OCoLC)880831299(DNAL)1282276(US-djbf)18164425(Perlego)1484169(EXLCZ)99371000000014076220140519d2014 uy 0engurcn|||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe Eurasian connection supply-chain efficiency along the modern Silk Route through Central Asia /Cordula Rastogi and Jean-Francois Arvis1st ed.Washington, DC :World Bank,2014.1 online resource (pages cm)Directions in DevelopmentDescription based upon print version of record.9781306957304 1306957303 9780821399125 0821399128 Includes bibliographical references.From the old to the modern Silk Route -- Connecting Central Asia to the world -- Rail freight transit along the modern Silk Route -- Road transport connections along the modern Silk Route -- Supply-chain efficiency and logistics costs -- Underlying obstacles to supply-chain efficiency -- Improving the eurasian connection.The Modern Silk Route is offering a potential land-bridge between China and Europe through Central Asia and Russia that offers a complement to existing shipping routes, and is attracting growing interest by a selected number of multinational companies. However, the main role of the Silk Route is to support the development and integration of the region. Connectivity to the east and west, over exceptionally long distances, is critical to the development of the Central Asian countries, when trading globally and between themselves. Facilitating trade and transportation across many borders, remainsWorld Bank e-Library.Business logisticsAsia, CentralTrade routesAsia, CentralTransportationAsia, CentralSilk RoadBusiness logisticsTrade routesTransportation382.0958Rastogi Cordula1813058Arvis Jean-François1960-DNAL/DLCDNALBOOK9910967106503321The Eurasian connection4365811UNINA