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by: Jean-François Arvis, Gaël Raballand, Jean-François Marteau
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The Cost of Being Landlocked proposes a new analytical
framework to interpret and model the constraints faced by logistics
chains on international trade corridors. The plight of landlocked
developing countries (LLDCs) has naturally received special attention
for decades, leading to a specific set of development priorities based
upon the concept of dependence on the transit state. Therefore, the
standard approach used to tackle the cost of being landlocked has been
predominantly aimed at developing regional transport infrastructure and
ensuring freedom of transit through regional conventions. But without
sufficient attention given to the performance of logistics service
delivery to traders, the standard approach is unable to address key
bottleneck concerns and the factors that contribute to the cost of
being landlocked. Consequently, the impact of massive investment on
trade corridors could not materialize to its full extent.
Based on extensive data collection in several regions of the world,
this book argues that although landlocked developing countries do face
high logistics costs, these costs are not a result of poor road
infrastructure, since transport prices largely depend on trucking
market structure and implementation of transit processes. This book
suggests that high logistics costs in LLDCs are a result of low
logistics reliability and predictability, which stem from rent-seeking
and governance issues. The Cost of Being Landlocked will serve
as a useful guide for policy makers, supervisory authorities, and
development agencies.
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