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Date issued: 11月 2006
Author(s): Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio;Shearer, Matthew

The purpose of this document is to inform Bank staff and other interested parties about recent developments in integration and trade among the countries of the Western Hemisphere and between these…

Date issued: 11月 2006
Author(s): De, Prabir

This presentation discusses the rising cost of transport, its impact on international trade, and the failure of many neoliberal economic models to take into account the cost of transport. It…

Date issued: 11月 2006
Author(s): Edmonds, Christopher;Fujimura, Manuba

This paper investigates the impact of cross-border road infrastructure on trade and foreign direct investment in the Greater Mekong Subregion using panel data from 1981 to 2003. Empirical analysis…

Date issued: 11月 2006
Author(s): Fujimura, Manuba;Edmonds, Christopher

This presentation discusses: 1) Background of the research and current status of road infrastructure in Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS); 2) Major findings from econometric analysis for GMS; 3) Am…

Date issued: 11月 2006
Author(s): Navajas, Fernando

This presentation discusses the experience of natural gas infrastructure integration in the Southern Cone of Latin America. Topics include public goods and contracting, natural gas crisis in the…

Date issued: 11月 2006
Author(s): Anand, Prathivadi Bhayankaram

This paper focuses on access to water and sanitation related to the Millennium Development Goals. Asian region contains some of the top achievers in improving access to water and sanitation and also…

Date issued: 11月 2006
Author(s): Dee, Philippa;Findlay, Christopher

This presentation discusses insights from some of the world's traditional trade facilitation scholars. The objective is to try and go beyond taxonomies and to outline new methodologies by which…

Date issued: 11月 2006
Author(s): Khan, Haider A.;Weiss, John

In this presentation, the author discusses regional co-operation among countries in Asia. Preferential trade and investment agreements are discussed as well as the goal to strengthen structural…

Date issued: 11月 2006
Author(s): Anand, Prathivadi Bhayankaram

This presentation focuses on access to water and sanitation related to the Millennium Development Goals in Asia. In most Asian countries 60 per cent or more of the population have access to water.…

Date issued: 11月 2006
Author(s): Menon, Jayant

This presentation discusses the correllation between road improvement and poverty in Lao PDR. Included is a discussion on road improvement and transport costs, the model and simulations, results and…