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Borderless bazaars and regional integration in Central Asia : emerging patterns of trade and cross-border cooperation /
"Trade that straddles borders in Central Asia plays a vital role in the livelihoods of border communities and buttresses prosperity in often poor regions. By strengthening commercial ties, cultural understanding and deepening community relationships, border trade nurtures amicable relations bet...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington :
World Bank Publications,
2012.
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| Colección: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Overview; Characteristics of Trade Flows; Figures; 1.1 Taxonomy of Trade Flows in Central Asia; Tables; 1.1 The Kyrgyz Republic Trade Flows through Standard and Non-Standard Channels, 2005-10; Barriers to and Benefits of Trade through the Bazaar Channel; 1.2 Aggregate Consumer Goods Imports Not Reported in Trade Statistics of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic; China's Share of These Imports, 2005-10; Role of Bazaars in Economic Development and Integration; Deepening Border Development Cooperation; Notes.
- 2.1 Layouts of Two Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border-Crossing PointsGovernment-Imposed Obstacles; 2.4 Capacity of Surveyed Border-Crossing Points, June 2007; Boxes; 2.1 Visa Cost Eliminates Prospect of Border Exchanges; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Border Trade at the "Periphery": Afghanistan's Trade with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan; Afghanistan's Trade with Other CAREC Members: Studies of Two BCPs; 3.1 Afghanistan's Trade with Tajikistan; Hairatan BCP: Untapped Potential for Cross-Border Trade; 3.1 Design of Hairatan Border Facilities; Afghanistan-Tajikistan and Hairatan BCPs Compared.
- 3.2 People and Vehicles through Hairatan and Sher Khan Bandar, Afghanistan3.2 Design of the Sher Khan Bandar Border Crossing Point; Welfare Cost of Barriers to Afghanistan's Border Trade; Note; References; Chapter 4 The Dynamism of Bazaars; Survey Methodology: Sample and Method; Bazaar Characteristics; 4.1 Type and Country of Bazaars Surveyed; 4.2 Barakholka, Kazakhstan, Bazaar Monthly Sales and Cost Estimates per Sales Outlet and Total; 4.1 Linkages between International and City Bazaars; 4.3 Selected Income-Related Characteristics of Surveyed Bazaars, 2008.
- Employment and Income-Generating Effects of Bazaars4.4 Estimates of Annualized Fixed Costs at Surveyed Bazaars, 2008; Other Positive Externalities of Bazaars: The Untold Story of Kyrgyz Garments; 4.5 Officially Reported Clothing Exports in the Kyrgyz Statistics and Clothing Imports from the Kyrgyz Republic in Other Countries' Statistics; 4.1 Kyrgyz Textiles and Clothing Output: Official Statistics vs. Estimates, 2005-10; Conclusions Regarding the Importance of Bazaars; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Cross-Border Trade through Bazaars; Sources of Bazaar Goods and Foreign Sales.