The cost of being landlocked logistics, costs, and supply chain reliability
Washington, D.C.
World Bank
c2010
xviii, 99 p. , ill. , 23 cm.
Directions in development. Trade
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.