Publication: Connecting to Compete 2014 : Trade Logistics in the Global Economy--The Logistics Performance Index and Its Indicators
Date
2014
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Published
2014
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Abstract
Improving logistics performance is at
the core of the economic growth and competitiveness agenda.
Policymakers globally recognize the logistics sector as one
of their key pillars for development. Trade powerhouses in
Europe like the Netherlands or in developing countries like
Vietnam or Indonesia see seamless and sustainable logistics
as an engine of growth and of integration with global value
chains. Indeed, inefficient logistics raises the costs of
trading and reduces the potential for global integration.
This is a hefty burden for developing countries trying to
compete in the global marketplace. Since 2007, the Logistics Performance
Citation
“Arvis, Jean-François; Saslavsky, Daniel; Ojala, Lauri; Shepherd, Ben; Busch, Christina; Raj, Anasuya. 2014. Connecting to Compete 2014 : Trade Logistics in the Global Economy--The Logistics Performance Index and Its Indicators. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20399 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”