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dc.titleUnclogging the Arteries: The Impact of Transport Costs on Latin American and Caribbean Trade
dc.contributor.authorMesquita Moreira, Mauricio
dc.contributor.authorVolpe Martincus, Christian
dc.contributor.authorBlyde, Juan S.
dc.contributor.orgunitProductivity, Trade and Innovation Sector
dc.coverageArgentina
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.coverageEcuador
dc.coverageMexico
dc.date.available2011-06-01T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2008-01-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0012316
dc.identifier.isbn9781597820745
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Unclogging-the-Arteries-The-Impact-of-Transport-Costs-on-Latin-American-and-Caribbean-Trade.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectTrade Facilitation
dc.subjectIntegration and Trade
dc.subjectGlobalization and Regionalization
dc.subjectTrade Agreement
dc.subject.keywordstariffs; integration agenda; quality of infrastructure; ALADI; lack of competition; exports; liberalization; freight rates; regulation; markets
dc.typeBooks
idb.identifier.pubnumberBooks
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