The cost of being landlocked :
Arvis, Jean-François, 1960-
The cost of being landlocked : logistics, costs, and supply chain reliability / [electronic resource] Jean-François Arvis, Gaël Raballand, Jean-François Marteau. - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2010. - xviii, 99 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Directions in development. Trade . - Directions in development (Washington, D.C.) Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Trade. World Bank e-Library. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-94) and index.
Introduction and overview -- Revisiting the conventional wisdom on transportation costs : infrastructure is only one part of the story -- The need for a revised conceptual framework to assess the cost of being landlocked -- Delays and unpredictability matter more than transport costs for development -- The impact of market structure and business practices on the cost of being landlocked -- Policy recommendations.
0821384082 0821384090 (electronic) 9780821384084 9780821384091 (electronic)
2010024890
Business logistics.
Landlocked states.
Transportation--Costs.
HD38.5 / .A78 2010
658.7
The cost of being landlocked : logistics, costs, and supply chain reliability / [electronic resource] Jean-François Arvis, Gaël Raballand, Jean-François Marteau. - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2010. - xviii, 99 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Directions in development. Trade . - Directions in development (Washington, D.C.) Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Trade. World Bank e-Library. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-94) and index.
Introduction and overview -- Revisiting the conventional wisdom on transportation costs : infrastructure is only one part of the story -- The need for a revised conceptual framework to assess the cost of being landlocked -- Delays and unpredictability matter more than transport costs for development -- The impact of market structure and business practices on the cost of being landlocked -- Policy recommendations.
0821384082 0821384090 (electronic) 9780821384084 9780821384091 (electronic)
2010024890
Business logistics.
Landlocked states.
Transportation--Costs.
HD38.5 / .A78 2010
658.7