LEADER 05587oam 22006855 450 001 9910812253903321 005 20240516171215.0 010 $a1-280-78294-3 010 $a9786613693334 010 $a0-8213-9472-X 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-9471-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000205253 035 $a(EBL)932972 035 $a(OCoLC)795120460 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000676866 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12322623 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000676866 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10693193 035 $a(PQKB)11157647 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC932972 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL932972 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10569002 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL369333 035 $a(The World Bank)17076641 035 $a(US-djbf)17076641 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000205253 100 $a20111208d2012 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBorderless bazaars and regional integration in Central Asia : $eemerging patterns of trade and cross- border cooperation /$fBartlomiej Kaminski and Saumya Mitra 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWashington DC :$cWorld Bank,$d[2012] 210 4$dcopyright 2012. 215 $apages cm 225 0 $aDirections in development 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-9471-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Overview; Characteristics of Trade Flows; Figures; 1.1 Taxonomy of Trade Flows in Central Asia; Tables; 1.1 The Kyrgyz Republic Trade Flows through Standard and Non-Standard Channels, 2005-10; Barriers to and Benefits of Trade through the Bazaar Channel; 1.2 Aggregate Consumer Goods Imports Not Reported in Trade Statistics of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic; China's Share of These Imports, 2005-10; Role of Bazaars in Economic Development and Integration; Deepening Border Development Cooperation; Notes 327 $aReferencesChapter 2 Border Trade: Geography and Policy-Induced Barriers; Definition of Border Trade; 2.1 Border Lengths (km) between CAREC Countries and Land Area within 30 km of a Border; Border Traders and Products Traded; Price Gaps across Borders; 2.2 Prices of Selected Bazaar Products at the Kyrgyz Republic-Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic-Uzbekistan Borders, 2007; Employment and Income Effects of Border Trade; Impact of Government Policies on Border Trade; 2.3 Sensitivity of Types of Trade in Goods to Various Border Barriers to Trade 327 $a2.1 Layouts of Two Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border-Crossing PointsGovernment-Imposed Obstacles; 2.4 Capacity of Surveyed Border-Crossing Points, June 2007; Boxes; 2.1 Visa Cost Eliminates Prospect of Border Exchanges; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Border Trade at the "Periphery": Afghanistan's Trade with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan; Afghanistan's Trade with Other CAREC Members: Studies of Two BCPs; 3.1 Afghanistan's Trade with Tajikistan; Hairatan BCP: Untapped Potential for Cross-Border Trade; 3.1 Design of Hairatan Border Facilities; Afghanistan-Tajikistan and Hairatan BCPs Compared 327 $a3.2 People and Vehicles through Hairatan and Sher Khan Bandar, Afghanistan3.2 Design of the Sher Khan Bandar Border Crossing Point; Welfare Cost of Barriers to Afghanistan's Border Trade; Note; References; Chapter 4 The Dynamism of Bazaars; Survey Methodology: Sample and Method; Bazaar Characteristics; 4.1 Type and Country of Bazaars Surveyed; 4.2 Barakholka, Kazakhstan, Bazaar Monthly Sales and Cost Estimates per Sales Outlet and Total; 4.1 Linkages between International and City Bazaars; 4.3 Selected Income-Related Characteristics of Surveyed Bazaars, 2008 327 $aEmployment and Income-Generating Effects of Bazaars4.4 Estimates of Annualized Fixed Costs at Surveyed Bazaars, 2008; Other Positive Externalities of Bazaars: The Untold Story of Kyrgyz Garments; 4.5 Officially Reported Clothing Exports in the Kyrgyz Statistics and Clothing Imports from the Kyrgyz Republic in Other Countries' Statistics; 4.1 Kyrgyz Textiles and Clothing Output: Official Statistics vs. Estimates, 2005-10; Conclusions Regarding the Importance of Bazaars; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Cross-Border Trade through Bazaars; Sources of Bazaar Goods and Foreign Sales 327 $a5.1 Annual Sales and Share of Imports and Foreign Sales in Surveyed Bazaars 330 $aTrade that straddles borders in Central Asia plays a vital role in the livelihoods of border communities and buttresses prosperity in often poor regions. By strengthening commercial ties, cultural understanding and deepening community relationships, border trade nurtures amicable relations between neighboring countries. This book examines the characteristics of trade intermediated by a network of bazaars in Central Asia and its significance for local economies. It uncovers the dynamic phenomenon of bazaars in propelling trade. Bazaars were invented in central Asia centuries ago; in their moder 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 607 $aAsia, Central$xEconomic integration 607 $aAsia, Central$xCommerce 676 $a382.0958 700 $aKaminski$b Bartlomiej$f1944-$01707404 701 $aMitra$b Saumya$f1951-$01643598 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812253903321 996 $aBorderless bazaars and regional integration in Central Asia$94095616 997 $aUNINA