Trade and Logistics in East Asia : A Development Agenda

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 reco...

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Main Authors:	Carruthers, Robin, Bajpai, Jitendra N., Hummels, David
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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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Summary:	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.