Arvis, Jean-François <br/><br/>
The cost of being landlocked :  logistics, costs, and supply chain reliability / 
Jean-François Arvis, Gaël Raballand & Jean-François Marteau 
 - Washington, D.C. :  World Bank (WB) ,  2010 
 - xviii, 99p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
 - Directions in development. Trade .
 - Directions in development (Washington, D.C.) Directions in development (Washington, D.C.).  Trade. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780821384084 0821384082 9780821384091 (electronic) 0821384090 (electronic) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Business logistics<br/>Transportation--Costs<br/>Landlocked states
<br/><br/><label>Gov. Doc. Class. No.: </label>UN WB DD Cos