Trade Dimensions of Logistics Services : A Proposal for Trade Agreements

Services have a direct impact on the competitiveness of the goods sector. This paper illustrates the importance of logistics services, their trade dimension, and how regulatory issues act as perhaps one of the most significant barriers to competiti...

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Main Authors:	Kunaka, Charles, Mustra, Monica Alina, Saez, Sebastian
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	AD VALOREM AD VALOREM EQUIVALENT AIM AIR AIR CARGO AIR FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORT AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES AIR TRANSPORTATION AIRCRAFT AIRLINES AIRPORT AIRPORTS BILATERAL AGREEMENTS BILATERAL TRADE BORDER CROSSING BORDER MANAGEMENT CABOTAGE CARGO HANDLING CARRIERS COMMERCIAL VEHICLES COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPONENT PARTS CONTAINER DEPOTS CONTAINER HANDLING CONTAINERS COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION CROSS- BORDER SERVICES CROSS-BORDER TRADE CUSTOMS CUSTOMS BROKERS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS FACILITIES CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DISCRIMINATORY MANNER DISTRIBUTION CENTERS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES DOMESTIC REGULATION DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS DRIVERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICES FINANCIAL MARKETS FLEET SIZE FLEETS FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN SERVICES FOREIGN SERVICES PROVIDERS FOREIGN SUPPLIERS FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREIGHT FREIGHT FORWARDERS FREIGHT FORWARDING FREIGHT TRANSPORT FREIGHT TRANSPORT SERVICES FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION FUEL FUEL PRICES GATT GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKET GLOBAL TRADE HARMONIZED SYSTEM HOURS OF OPERATION INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURES INSPECTION INTEGRATED LOGISTICS INTEGRATED LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT INVENTORY INVENTORY CONTROL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LAWS LOGISTICS CHAIN LOGISTICS COSTS LOGISTICS SERVICES LONG- DISTANCE LONG-DISTANCE MANUFACTURING MARITIME SECTOR MARITIME SERVICES MARITIME TRANSPORT MARITIME TRANSPORT SECTOR MARITIME TRANSPORT SERVICES MARKET ENTRY MATERIALS HANDLING MODE OF TRANSPORT MODES OF TRANSPORT MODES OF TRANSPORTATION MULTILATERAL FRAMEWORK NATIONAL LOGISTICS NATIONAL TREATMENT OPERATING COSTS PACKAGING PARCELS PASSENGER TRANSPORT PASSENGERS PORT AUTHORITIES PORT AUTHORITY PORT FACILITIES PRODUCTION COSTS RAIL RAIL TRANSPORT RAIL TRANSPORTATION RAW MATERIALS REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY OBJECTIVES RESTRICTIVENESS INDEX RESTRICTIVENESS INDEXES REVERSE LOGISTICS ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD TRANSPORT MARKET ROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES ROADS ROUTE ROUTES SAFETY SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SHIPPING STATE ENTERPRISES SUBSIDIARIES SUBSIDIARY SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE CORRIDORS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LOGISTICS TRAFFIC TRANSIT TRANSIT RIGHTS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT TRANSPORT PRICES TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRANSSHIPMENT TRANSSHIPMENT POINTS TRIPS TRUCKS VESSELS WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT WAREHOUSING WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17196464/trade-dimensions-logistics-services-proposal-trade-agreements http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12155