Infrastructure's role in lowering asia's trade costs : building for trade

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brooks, Douglas H. (Author), Hummels, David (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham : Edward Elgar , c2009
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Infrastructure's role in lowering Asia's trade costs
  • 2. Trends in Asian trade: implications for transport infrastructure and trade costs
  • 3. Trade infrastructure and trade costs: a study of selected Asian ports
  • 4. Empirical estimates of transportation costs: options for enhancing Asia's trade
  • 5. Port competitiveness: a case study of Semarang and Surabaya, Indonesia
  • 6. Infrastructure and trade costs in Malaysia: the importance of FDI and exports
  • 7. Infrastucture development in afast-growing economy: the people's Republic of China
  • 8. Trade transportation costs in South Asia: an empirical investigation