LEADER 02933oam 22006615 450 001 9910786648603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8213-9913-6 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-9912-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000140762 035 $a(EBL)1732174 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001234818 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11703335 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001234818 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11233522 035 $a(PQKB)11097695 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1732174 035 $a(DLC) 2014021529 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1732174 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10886442 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL626981 035 $a(OCoLC)880831299 035 $a(DNAL)1282276 035 $a(US-djbf)18164425 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000140762 100 $a20140519d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Eurasian connection $esupply-chain efficiency along the modern Silk Route through Central Asia /$fCordula Rastogi and Jean-Francois Arvis 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cWorld Bank,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (pages cm) 225 1 $aDirections in Development 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-306-95730-3 311 $a0-8213-9912-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aFrom 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. 330 $aThe Modern Silk Route is offering a potential land-bridge between China and Europe through Central Asia and Russia that offers a complement to existing shipping routes, and is attracting growing interest by a selected number of multinational companies. However, the main role of the Silk Route is to support the development and integration of the region. Connectivity to the east and west, over exceptionally long distances, is critical to the development of the Central Asian countries, when trading globally and between themselves. Facilitating trade and transportation across many borders, remains 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aBusiness logistics$zAsia, Central 606 $aTrade routes$zAsia, Central 606 $aTransportation$zAsia, Central 607 $aSilk Road 615 0$aBusiness logistics 615 0$aTrade routes 615 0$aTransportation 676 $a382.0958 700 $aRastogi$b Cordula$01565951 702 $aArvis$b Jean-Franc?ois$f1960- 801 0$bDNAL/DLC 801 1$bDNAL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786648603321 996 $aThe Eurasian connection$93836101 997 $aUNINA