Connectivity for Caribbean Countries : An Initial Assessment

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Connectivity for Caribbean Countries : An Initial Assessment

dc.contributor.author	Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia
dc.contributor.author	Bofinger, Heinrich C.
dc.contributor.author	Cubas, Diana
dc.contributor.author	Millan-Placci, Maria Florencia
dc.date.accessioned	2014-09-11T17:22:37Z
dc.date.available	2014-09-11T17:22:37Z
dc.date.issued	2014-01
dc.description.abstract	Their vital relation with the Caribbean Sea is a defining factor for the many cultures, languages and countries that co-exist in the Caribbean. This factor acts as both the most important vehicle and as their most challenging obstacle to connect with the world, and represents the starting point for every single discussion around Caribbean states: the fact that they are sea-locked countries (for most), small economies, with a high level of vul¬nerability to natural disasters and a geographic location that calls for regional cooperation and integration. Two of these the fact that they are sea-locked and their location in the Caribbean pose critical and unchangeable barriers to maximizing the development of their infrastructure and connectivity. In consequence, exchanges of goods and services with the rest of the world are limited to air and maritime transport modes, logistics costs are gen¬erally higher, and they face a disproportionate risk disruption due to natural disasters. This all translates into a cost premium for developing both infrastructure and transport services, regardless of the degree of efficiency of the investment decision process. In the Caribbean Growth Forum (GCF), economic growth and competitiveness of member countries are in¬variably intertwined with air and maritime transportation.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19886649/connectivity-caribbean-countries-initial-assessment
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/20080
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20080
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	logistics
dc.subject	air transport
dc.subject	maritime
dc.subject	connectivity
dc.subject	ferry transportation
dc.subject	cruise industry
dc.subject	maritime freight
dc.subject	freight tariffs
dc.subject	air traffic
dc.subject	maritime traffic
dc.title	Connectivity for Caribbean Countries : An Initial Assessment	en
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.date.disclosure	2014-07-24
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-05T12:15:34.582165Z
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19886649/connectivity-caribbean-countries-initial-assessment
okr.globalpractice	Agriculture
okr.globalpractice	Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice	Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice	Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice	Trade and Competitiveness
okr.guid	232501468238480960
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000470435_20140724102013
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	19886649
okr.identifier.report	89692
okr.language.supported	en
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okr.region.administrative	Latin America and Caribbean
okr.region.geographical	Caribbean
okr.topic	Agriculture::Food Markets
okr.topic	International Economics and Trade::Trade and Transport
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.topic	Transport and Trade Logistics
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Growth
okr.topic	Transport
okr.unit	Envir & Nat. Res. - GP (GENDR)
okr.volume	1 of 1