Integration of Transport and Trade Facilitation
Integration of Transport and Trade Facilitation

Author: T. R. Lakshmanan

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 0821348841

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Annotation With contributions from 35 leading economists, this forward-looking book explores the future of development economics against the background of the past half-century of development thought and practice. Outstanding representatives of the past two generations of development economists assess development thinking at the turn of the century and look to the unsettled questions confronting the next generation. The volume offers a thorough analysis of the broad range of issues involved in development economics, and it is especially timely in its critique of what is needed in development theory and policy to reduce poverty. An overriding issue is whether in the future development economics is to be regarded simply as applied economics or whether the nature and scope of development economics will constitute a need for a special development theory to supplement general economic theory. Frontiers of Development Economics is an ideal reference for all those working in the international development community. A Copublication of the World Bank and Oxford University Press.

Pan-Asian Integration
Pan-Asian Integration

Author: Joseph F. Francois

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Published: 2009-03-31

Total Pages: 608

ISBN-13:

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This book examines the economic, political and institutional dimensions of pan-Asian integration. With little progress made in the Doha Round, there is heightened interest in deeper regional integration in Asia. The book explores regional patterns of trade and investment and the potential for deeper integration.

Trade Facilitation and the Global Economy
Trade Facilitation and the Global Economy

Author: Collectif

Publisher: OECD

Published: 2018-05-30

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 9264300317

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In a globalised world, where goods cross borders many times as intermediate and as final products, trade facilitation is essential to lowering overall trade costs and increasing economic welfare, in particular for developing and emerging economies. Facilitation efforts undertaken by various countries around the world also show that the benefits of such measures clearly compensate the costs and challenges posed by their implementation.

Integrated Approach to Trade and Transport Facilitation
Integrated Approach to Trade and Transport Facilitation

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2022-12-01

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9292699822

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To promote smoother flows of goods across borders while reducing trade costs, this report explores an integrated approach to facilitating trade and transport across Asia and the Pacific, for better engagement in value chains. The report examines the current state of trade and transport facilitation, analyzes gaps in the available guidance, and provides strategic recommendations. It includes a framework for the assessment of trade readiness at national and subnational levels and illustrates its implementation through case studies of Cambodia and Thailand. The report aims to help governments boost the region's recovery from COVID-19 disruption by making cross-border trading and transport arrangements more efficient and more sustainable, inclusive, and equitable.

Trade Facilitation
Trade Facilitation

Author: Carol Cosgrove-Sacks

Publisher: United Nations Publications

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9789211168242

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Trade facilitation measures seek to speed up the movement of goods and the flow of trade information across borders. This publication contains policy papers written by the UNECE Secretariat and edited papers presented at an international forum, held in Geneva in May 2002. This conference was organised by the UNECE in order to discuss the need for trade facilitation policies to address the widening gap between the position of developed economies compared to many developing and transition countries in a global trade environment.

The Cost of Being Landlocked
The Cost of Being Landlocked

Author: Jean-Fran ois Arvis

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2010-07-07

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 0821384090

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'The Cost of Being Landlocked' proposes a new analytical framework to interpret and model the constraints faced by logistics chains on international trade corridors. The plight of landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) has naturally received special attention for decades, leading to a specific set of development priorities based upon the concept of dependence on the transit state. Therefore, the standard approach used to tackle the cost of being landlocked has been predominantly aimed at developing regional transport infrastructure and ensuring freedom of transit through regional conventions. But without sufficient attention given to the performance of logistics service delivery to traders, the standard approach is unable to address key bottleneck concerns and the factors that contribute to the cost of being landlocked. Consequently, the impact of massive investment on trade corridors could not materialize to its full extent. Based on extensive data collection in several regions of the world, this book argues that although landlocked developing countries do face high logistics costs, these costs are not a result of poor road infrastructure, since transport prices largely depend on trucking market structure and implementation of transit processes. This book suggests that high logistics costs in LLDCs are a result of low logistics reliability and predictability, which stem from rent-seeking and governance issues. 'The Cost of Being Landlocked' will serve as a useful guide for policy makers, supervisory authorities, and development agencies.

Fostering Trade in Africa
Fostering Trade in Africa

Author: Gbadebo O.A. Odularu

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-03-09

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 3030366324

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This book discusses trade relations and facilitation issues at both the regional and the continental African level, highlighting the increasing business opportunities and challenges that confront Africa in the digital age. It also examines the effects of trade policies and other policy instruments on Africa’s economic development and presents workable policy measures for a more business-friendly ecosystem. Discussing various topics, including trade relations between African countries, African and international trade agreements, and trade liberalization policies, the book appeals to scholars of economics, business and management as well as professionals and policymakers interested in fostering free trade and sustainable business development in Africa.

Regional Integration and Development
Regional Integration and Development

Author: Maurice W. Schiff

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9780821350782

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This text examines regionalism from the perspective of developing countries. It presents a comprehensive account of existing theory and empirical results and incorporates the findings of formal analyses ofthe politics and dynamics of regionalism.

Border Management Modernization
Border Management Modernization

Author: Gerard McLinden

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2010-11-30

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 0821385976

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Border clearance processes by customs and other agencies are among the most important and problematic links in the global supply chain. Delays and costs at the border undermine a country’s competitiveness, either by taxing imported inputs with deadweight inefficiencies or by adding costs and reducing the competitiveness of exports. This book provides a practical guide to assist policy makers, administrators, and border management professionals with information and advice on how to improve border management systems, procedures, and institutions.