The Impact of Regional Liberalization and Harmonization in Road Transport Services : A Focus on Zambia and Lessons for Landlocked Ccountries

The Impact of Regional Liberalization and Harmonization in Road Transport Services : A Focus on Zambia and Lessons for Landlocked Ccountries

Based on a detailed empirical study, this paper argues that regional liberalization of trucking services has had an important effect on transport costs and tariffs for Zambia's economy. Zambia is a peculiar example in Southern Africa as it be...

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Main Authors: Raballand, Gaël, Kunaka, Charles, Giersing, Bo
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCIDENT RATES
ACCIDENTS
AIR
AIR FREIGHT
ALTERNATIVE ROUTES
ARTICULATED TRUCKS
AVERAGE TRUCK FLEET
AXLE LOAD
AXLE LOADS
AXLES
BILATERAL TRANSPORT AGREEMENTS
BORDER CROSSING
BORDER TRAFFIC
BORDER TRANSPORTATION
BRIDGE
BRIDGE TOLLS
BRIDGES
BUSES
BYPASSES
CABOTAGE
CAPITAL PROJECTS
CAR
CARGO
CARRIAGE
CEMENT
COMPETING ROUTES
COMPONENTS INDUSTRY
CONGESTION
CONTAINERS
COSTS OF TRANSPORT
CROSSING
CROSSINGS
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
DELIVERIES
DEMAND FOR ROAD TRANSPORT
DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT
DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
DIESEL
DIESEL FUEL
DOMESTIC TRAFFIC
DOMESTIC TRANSPORT
DRIVER TRAINING
DRIVERS
DRIVERS TRAINING
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EXTERNALITIES
FERRIES
FIXED CHARGES
FIXED COSTS
FLEETS
FRAMEWORK
FREIGHT
FREIGHT FLOWS
FREIGHT MARKET
FREIGHT SERVICES
FREIGHT TRAFFIC
FREIGHT TRANSPORT
FREIGHT VEHICLE
FUEL
FUEL COSTS
FUEL LEVIES
FUEL PRICE
FUEL PRICES
FUEL SHORTAGES
FUELS
HANDLING
HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES
HEAVY TRUCKS
HIGH TRANSPORT
HIGHWAY
HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
INCOME
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES
LIABILITY
LIFTING
LOGISTICS COSTS
LONGER DISTANCES
MAIN ROAD
MANUFACTURING
MARITIME TRANSPORT
MILEAGE
MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
MODAL SHARE
MODAL SHIFT
MODAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM
MODES OF TRANSPORT
MOTOR VEHICLE
MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY
ODOMETER
PASSENGER
PASSENGERS
PAYLOAD
PEAK PERIODS
PORT OF ENTRY
PORTS
PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES
PUBLIC WORKS
RAIL
RAIL CONNECTIONS
RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
RAIL OPERATOR
RAIL OPERATORS
RAIL ROUTES
RAILWAY
RAILWAY SYSTEM
RAILWAYS
RECONSTRUCTION
REGIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT
REGIONAL TRANSPORT
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
ROAD
ROAD CONDITIONS
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
ROAD DEVELOPMENT
ROAD FINANCING
ROAD FUND
ROAD HAULAGE
ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD PAVEMENTS
ROAD TARIFFS
ROAD TAX
ROAD TRAFFIC
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROAD TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
ROAD TRANSPORT MARKET
ROAD TRANSPORT SECTOR
ROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES
ROAD USER
ROAD USER CHARGE
ROAD USER CHARGES
ROAD USER FEES
ROAD VEHICLES
ROADS
ROUTE
ROUTES
SAFETY
SAFETY AGENCY
SEAPORTS
SHIPPING
SHRINKAGE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
TOLL
TOLL ROADS
TRADE FACILITATION
TRAFFIC CONTROL
TRAFFIC FLOWS
TRAFFIC PATTERNS
TRAFFIC VOLUMES
TRAILERS
TRAIN DRIVERS
TRANSIT
TRANSIT TIMES
TRANSPORT AGENCIES
TRANSPORT AGREEMENTS
TRANSPORT CAPACITY
TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
TRANSPORT COST
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT DEMAND
TRANSPORT FACILITATION
TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY
TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT MARKETS
TRANSPORT MODES
TRANSPORT OPERATIONS
TRANSPORT OPERATORS
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT PRICE
TRANSPORT QUALITY
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORT SERVICE
TRANSPORT TARIFFS
TRANSPORT TIME
TRIPS
TRUCKING
TRUCKS
TYRES
VEHICLE
VEHICLE COST
VEHICLE OPERATING
VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS
VEHICLE REGULATIONS
VEHICLES
WAREHOUSES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8956933/impact-regional-liberalization-harmonization-road-transport-services-focus-zambia-lessons-landlocked-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6487

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8956933/impact-regional-liberalization-harmonization-road-transport-services-focus-zambia-lessons-landlocked-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6487

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