The cost of being landlocked : logistics, costs, and supply chain reliability / Jean-François Arvis, Gaël Raballand & Jean-François Marteau
By: Arvis, Jean-François.
Contributor(s): Raballand, Gaël | Marteau, Jean-François.
Material type: BookSeries: Directions in development (Washington, D.C.): ; Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)Trade: Publisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank (WB) , 2010Description: xviii, 99p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780821384084; 0821384082; 9780821384091 (electronic); 0821384090 (electronic).Subject(s): Business logistics | Transportation -- Costs | Landlocked statesItem type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | BIDS Library and Documentation Center | Non-fiction | UN WB DD Cos (Browse shelf) | C-01 | Available | 118904 |
Includes bibliographical references 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.