| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 144 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Directions in development |
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Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)
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World Bank e-Library.
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| Contents |
1. Transport and Trade Facilitation: An Overview / T.R. Lakshmanan -- 2. Transport and Trade in the North American Free Trade Agreement / T.R. Lakshmanan and William P. Anderson -- 3. Transport Integration in the European Union / William P. Anderson -- 4. Transport and Trade in Mercosur / T.R. Lakshmanan -- 5. Southern African Development Community: The Maputo Corridor / William P. Anderson -- 6. Transport, Logistics, and Trade Facilitation in the South Asia Subregion / Uma Subramanian -- 7. Urbanization and Regional Trade in South Asia: Issues and Options / Frannie A. Leautier -- 8. Rotterdam: A Strategic Hub in the Global Trade-Transport Chain / T.R. Lakshmanan |
| Summary |
Due to declining transport costs and declining tariffs, trade has grown much faster than income since World War II. Furthermore, international trade flows are penetrating deeper into the workings of most economies, linking them to one another, and modifying their economic structure and productivity. It is in this context that there has been an increase in the formation of regional trade blocks. The objective of Integration of this publication is to analyze the scope and the status of the interrelated processes of trade and transport integration in a subset of these trading blocs. This book provides a detailed analysis of trade integration patterns in each trade bloc. The examination begins with a review of the context of the economic and institutional evolution in the region with an economic profile of the component members, and concludes with an assessment of the nature and extent of trade integration. The report also explores the scope of the parallel transport integration. A final chapter in the book provides a case study of Rotterdam, a successful major hub that has kept its position as the world's largest port for four decades.--Publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-144) |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Trade blocs -- Case studies
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Transportation -- Case studies
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International economic integration -- Case studies
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International economic integration
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Trade blocs
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Transportation
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Vervoer.
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Vrijhandel.
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Economische integratie.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lakshmanan, T. R., 1932-
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| ISBN |
9780821348840 |
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0821348841 |
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1280348844 |
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9781280348846 |
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6610348847 |
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9786610348848 |
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