TY - GEN digital ID - 131915893 TI - Interventions to Reduce Logistic Costs for Trade Competitiveness and Poverty : A Productive Transformation Platform PY - 2022 SN - 9783030949686 9783030949679 9783030949693 9783030949709 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing DB - UniCat KW - Political philosophy. Social philosophy KW - International relations. Foreign policy KW - Foreign trade. International trade KW - Developing countries: economic development problems KW - Physical distribution KW - Business management KW - intern transport KW - wereldeconomie KW - internationale economie KW - globalisering KW - logistiek UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131915893 AB - Logistics are a critical element for country competitiveness and economic performance, including poverty reduction. Most emerging countries such as Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean are focusing on export-led growth strategies and poverty reduction strategies, and their performance is adversely affected by their high logistic costs that range from 10% to 50% of product value. This book illustrates the relevance and impact of logistics on these areas while also offering an effective logistics and infrastructure framework that addresses the full spectrum of the productive chain (upstream, midstream and downstream). It provides a structured agenda for designing and implementing holistic policy interventions (soft and hard components) to reduce logistic costs. Featuring case studies and examples of specific interventions and their impact in many countries, a number of them in Latin America, this book is useful to scholars, academics, practitioners and policy makers interested in the reduction of logistics costs and poverty reduction in the global economy. ER -