Trade Logistics in Landlocked and Resource Cursed Asian Countries

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jayanthakumaran, Kankesu (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Shukla, Nagesh (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Harvie, Charles (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Erdenetsogt, Odbayar (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Development economics.; Economic development.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Trade.; Business.; Commerce.; Business logistics.; Development Economics.; Regional Development.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Logistics.

This book focuses on strategies to achieve economic diversification in Asian landlocked countries. It does so by analysing the impact of the Dutch disease, non-resource firm heterogeneity, trade logistics operations, trade facilitation, aid for trade, small and medium-sized enterprises, and foreign...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Dutch disease and economic diversification - should the approach by developing countries be different
• 3. Dutch disease hypothesis and non-resource sector firms
• 4. Trade Facilitation in South Asia: Landlocked Countries' Perspective
• 5. The Determinants of FDI in Landlocked Developing Countries in Central Asia
• 6. Modelling Trade Logistics based on Multi-method Simulation Approach: Case-in-point: Mongolia
• 7. Micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSMEs) challenges, opportunities and sustainability in Asia
• 8. Foreign Aid and Export Performance in a Land Locked Country: Lessons from Nepal
• 9. Operational effectiveness and economic benefit of Special Economic Zones in land-locked countries: The case of Mongolia.