Interventions to Reduce Logistic Costs for Trade Competitiveness and Poverty: A Productive Transformation Platform

Logistics are essential for country competitiveness and economic performance, particularly in emerging countries. This book highlights the relevance and impact of logistics on export-led growth and poverty reduction strategies, offering an effective logistics and infrastructure framework to reduce logistic costs. It features case studies and examples of specific interventions and their impact in many countries, making it useful for scholars, academics, practitioners, and policy makers.

Format: Hardback
Length: 100 pages
Publication date: 29 March 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Logistics play a pivotal role in enhancing a country's competitiveness and economic performance, particularly in addressing issues such as poverty reduction. Numerous emerging nations, including Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, have adopted export-led growth strategies and poverty reduction initiatives. However, their success is hindered by the significant logistical costs that can account for up to 50% of their product value. This book aims to shed light on the importance and impact of logistics in these regions while presenting an effective framework for logistics and infrastructure that encompasses the entire productive chain (upstream, midstream, and downstream). It offers a structured approach for designing and implementing comprehensive policy interventions (both soft and hard components) to reduce logistic costs. Through the inclusion of case studies and examples of specific interventions and their outcomes in various countries, particularly Latin America, this book serves as a valuable resource for scholars, academics, practitioners, and policy makers interested in reducing logistics costs and promoting poverty reduction in the global economy.

Weight: 348g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030949679
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022