Geography Against Development

Geography Against Development
Author: Anwarul K. Chowdhury
Publisher:
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

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Landlocked countries are among the most disadvantaged countries in the world. This publication analyses the impact of geographical handicaps on the external trade and economic development of landlocked developing countries, and identifies practical solutions to address them. It examines the corridor approach for establishing efficient transit systems and outlines the challenges faced and responses of different landlocked subregions. It considers major international conventions essential for securing freedom of transit and outlines international support measures for establishing efficient transit systems.

Bibliography on Land-locked States, Economic Development and International Law

Bibliography on Land-locked States, Economic Development and International Law
Author: Martin Ira Glassner
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780765606754

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Revised and expanded for the fifth edition, this text provides an academic reference on the subject of "land-lockedness" as it relates to economic development, international law, transport economies, international organizations and political and economic geography.

The Bottom Billion

The Bottom Billion
Author: Paul Collier
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2008-10-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0195374630

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The Bottom Billion is an elegant and impassioned synthesis from one of the world's leading experts on Africa and poverty. It was hailed as "the best non-fiction book so far this year" by Nicholas Kristoff of The New York Times.

Land-locked Developing Countries

Land-locked Developing Countries
Author: David M. Nowlan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 1985
Genre: Shipment of goods
ISBN:

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The Transit Regime for Landlocked States

The Transit Regime for Landlocked States
Author: Kishor Uprety
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 082136300X

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& Quot;The Transit Regime for Landlocked States" assesses the strengths and limits of existing international law related to the free access of landlocked states to and from the sea. The book analyzes whether the provisions of international law satisfy the economic demands of landlocked states, the majority of which are among the world's poorest nations. The book reviews the several principles of international law that dominated the evolution of the rights of access. It discusses both general and specific conventions, as well as treaty regimes emanating therefrom, and examines some restrict.

Land-locked Countries of Africa

Land-locked Countries of Africa
Author: Zdenek Červenka
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1973
Genre: Access to the sea (International law)
ISBN: 9789171060655

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Compilation of conference papers on transit and transport problems of land locked countries of Africa - covers rights of access to the sea, transport policy (incl. Railway transport, air transport and inland transport), dependency in economic relations and international relations, and the role of South Africa R, role of rhodesia and role of Portugal, migrant worker problems, trade, etc. Bibliography pp. 334 to 337, map and statistical tables. Conference held in Oslo 1972 September 24 to 28.

Trade, Growth and Poverty Reduction

Trade, Growth and Poverty Reduction
Author: T. N. Srinivasan
Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780850928969

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Why have the least developed countries failed to grow as fast as other economies during the recent period of globalisation? This title explores the broad links between growth in income, globalisation, and poverty reduction. It argues that domestic and international policies have failed to serve the interests of the poorest countries.

Geographical Disadvantage

Geographical Disadvantage
Author: Anthony Venables
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 38
Release: 1999
Genre: Benchmark
ISBN:

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"What effect does distance have on costs for economies at different locations? Exports and imports of final and intermediate goods bear transport costs that increase with distance. Production and trade depend on factor endowments and factor intensities as well as on distance and the transport intensities of different goods"--Cover.