Borderless bazaars and regional integration in Central Asia [[electronic resource] ] : emerging patterns of trade and cross-border cooperation / / Bartlomiej Kaminski and Saumya Mitra

• Autore: Kamiński Bartłomiej <1944->
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (212 p.)
• Disciplina: 382.0958
• Soggetto geografico: Asia, Central Economic integration; Asia, Central Commerce
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MitraSaumya <1951->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 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 ; ReferencesChapter 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 ; 2.1 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 ; 3.2 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 ; Employment 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 ; 5.1 Annual Sales and Share of Imports and Foreign Sales in Surveyed Bazaars
• Sommario/riassunto: Trade 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Borderless bazaars and regional integration in Central Asia
• ISBN: 1-280-78294-3; 9786613693334; 0-8213-9472-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461923603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). . -Trade.