Unclogging the Arteries The Impact of Transport Costs on Latin - American and Caribbean Trade, Special Report on Integration and Trad

Informationen zum Autor Mauricio Mesquita Moreira is Head of Research for the Integration and Trade Sector at the Inter-American Development Bank. Christian Volpe is Trade Economist in the Integration and Trade Sector at the Inter-American Development Bank. Juan Blyde is Economist in the Integration and Trade Sector at the Inter-American Development Bank. Klappentext This book explores the impact of transport costs on trade in Latin America and the Caribbean! and argues that transport costs have assumed an unprecedented strategic importance to the region. The region can no longer rely solely on trade agreements! proximity! labor costs! and an abundant supply of natural resources to give it a competitive advantage in international trade. The book finds that countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have transport costs that are generally higher than those of the developed world! largely because of deficiencies in infrastructure and weak competition in shipping services. It concludes that a broader and more balanced trade agenda would bring the long-neglected issue of transport costs to the center of the policy debate. Zusammenfassung This book explores the impact of transport costs on trade in Latin America and the Caribbean, and argues that transport costs have assumed an unprecedented strategic importance to the region. It concludes that a broader and more balanced trade agenda would bring the long-neglected issue of transport costs to the center of the policy debate.

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• Authors: Juan Blyde, Juan S. Blyde, Blyde Juan, Mauricio Mesqui Moreira, Mauricio Mesqui Volpe Moreira, Mauricio Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio Mesquita Volpe Moreira, Moreira Mauricio Mesquita, Christian Volpe, Volpe Christian
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.2009
• EAN: 9781597820745
• ISBN: 978-1-59782-074-5
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: David Rockefeller/ Inter-American Development Bank S.; David Rockefeller/Inter-American Development B (HUP)
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; Latin America, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Transportation, Caribbean islands, Transport industries, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies