Trade in Zimbabwe : Changing Incentives to Enhance Competitiveness

In Zimbabwe trade has been a driver of economic growth, rising incomes, and progressive empowerment of Zimbabweans through rising standards of living and the promise of better jobs. Since 1980, through good years and bad years, increases in exports have been positively associated with increases in n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Newfarmer, Richard, Pierola, Martha Denisse
Format:	Book
Language:	en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2015
Subjects:	rail infrastructure public savings transport sector profit margins excise taxes transport agreements railway investment air tickets price distortions air services international air services airport passengers crossings air transport association greenhouse gas emissions transport management transport infrastructure transport corridors international airport vehicles transportation costs rail lines property rights fares trend emissions infrastructure development rail systems rail service environmental benefits private transport border crossings toll carriers traffic road infrastructure multimodal transport tax routes drivers’ licenses airports income tax road maintenance wealth air greenhouse gas transport services international transit drivers speeds price incentives road system international air transport vehicle road regional transport rail transport costs airport operations air travel freight traffic training transport systems road network transport rail links rebates excise duty railway network rail track international transport transport of goods domestic transport true efficient transport domestic airports registration fees rail traffic transport equipment air traffic gas emissions route fuel consumption locomotive transport policy transport industry fuels subsidies railway service air transport system infrastructure taxes buses traffic control initiatives transport facilitation rail cars driving congestion rail freight rail services travel transportation inspection transit air safety policies transparency costs of transportation border crossing trucks police road toll cars trading patterns land transport rail system infrastructure rehabilitation trains commercial trucks motor vehicle air traffic control truck capacity driving costs road transport services motor vehicles passenger traffic signals rail sector railway traffic flows aircraft transportation equipment bridge ministry of transport traffic volumes roads car crossing average speeds railways railroad air transport environmental footprint road damage economies of scale border management aviation industry accidents air transport sector diesel fuel high transport rail fuel trip air passengers transport system investments costs of transport airways transport agreement border infrastructure urban roads transport costs capital investment air service high transportation road transport diesel safety transport policies derailments international air transport association tires freight road traffic bottlenecks
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21985