Trade and Logistics in East Asia : A Development Agenda

This report is part of a strategy to promotes trade competitiveness within the East Asia and Pacific Region. It presents an overview of the logistics issues facing East Asia countries and proposes a development agenda for them. Based on the recognition that the countries have basic differences in their level of development, extent of openness, and composition of trade, it begins by discussing the benefits of improved logistics. The East Asian countries are organized into an action matrix, with an analysis of the logistics needs appropriate to each group. The country working papers (volumes 2, 3, & 5)discuss the assessment of preset logistics services and the impediments they impose upon, and opportunities they offer for, expanded trade, including policy reform proposals. The special report on ports (volume 4) addresses port development in relation to urban growth.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carruthers, Robin, Bajpai, Jitendra N., Hummels, David
Format: Working Paper biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2003-06
Subjects:ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES, AGREEMENT ON TRADE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURE, AIR FREIGHT, AIR POLLUTION, AIR TRANSPORT, AIRLINES, ARBITRAGE, BERTH, BUSINESS CYCLE, CAPITAL STOCK, CARGO, CARGO BERTHS, CARGO VOLUMES, CARRIERS, CD, COAL, COLD STORAGE, COMMODITIES, COMMODITY, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES, CONGESTION, CONSUMER PRICES, CONSUMERS, CONTAINER BERTHS, CONTAINER HANDLING, CONTAINER SHIPS, CONTAINER TERMINALS, CONTAINER TRANSPORT, CONTAINERIZATION, CONTAINERS, CUSTOMS, CUSTOMS CLEARANCE, DELIVERIES, DELIVERY SCHEDULES, DELIVERY TIMES, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC POLICY, EMPLOYMENT, EXPORT PATTERNS, EXPORT PERFORMANCE, EXPORT PRICES, EXPORTERS, EXPORTS, FIXED COSTS, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FREE TRADE, FREE TRADE AREA, FREIGHT, FREIGHT FORWARDERS, FREIGHT FORWARDING, GDP, GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HANDLING, IMPORTS, INCOME, INSURANCE, INTERNATIONAL MARKET, INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INVENTORIES, INVENTORY, INVENTORY HOLDING COSTS, LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES, LIVING STANDARDS, LOGISTICS COSTS, LOGISTICS REQUIREMENTS, MANUFACTURING, MARGINAL COSTS, MARITIME TECHNOLOGY, MARKET ACCESS, MARKET POWER, MARKET SHARE, MULTIPLIER EFFECT, NATIONAL OUTPUT, OIL, OIL IMPORTERS, OIL PRICES, OPENNESS, PACKAGING, PATTERNS OF TRADE, PER CAPITA INCOME, PER CAPITA INCOMES, PORTS, PRICE FLUCTUATIONS, PRODUCERS, PRODUCTION COSTS, PRODUCTIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, REGIONAL TRADE, SHIPMENTS, SHIPPING, SHIPPING COSTS, SHIPS, SOCIAL COSTS, SPECIALIZATION, SUPPLY CHAINS, TARIFF BARRIERS, TARIFF REDUCTIONS, TARIFF STRUCTURES, TAXATION, TERMS OF TRADE, THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS, TRADE COMPETITIVENESS, TRADE COSTS, TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TRADE OPENNESS, TRADE PATTERN, TRADE PERFORMANCE, TRADE VOLUMES, TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, TRANSIT TIMES, TRANSITION ECONOMIES, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, TRUCKS, VESSEL SIZE, VESSELS, WAGES, WAREHOUSING, WORLD MARKETS, WORLD TRADE, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, WTO TRADE, LOGISTICS, LOGISTICS ANALYSIS, LOGISTIC SYSTEMS, MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT, CUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROCEDURES, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, AGRICULTURAL TRADE, TRADE AGREEMENTS, LOGISTICS CHAIN, CROSS BORDER TRADE, CONTAINER DEPOTS, COFFEE TRADE, CLOTHING INDUSTRY, WOOD INDUSTRY, CORN INDUSTRY, PORTS REGULATION, PORT CAPACITY, PORT MANAGEMENT, PORT DEVELOPMENT,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2962759/trade-logistics-east-asia-development-agenda-vol-1-6
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17398
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