The transportation sector of India's economy: Dry ports as catalysts for regional development

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 669-682

  Ng, Adolf ^a   Tongzon, Jose ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

dry ports; economic efficiency; economic policies; India; port efficiency; private sector; public sector; regional development; transportation

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC POLICY; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; PORT DEVELOPMENT; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; TARIFF STRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

INDIA;

EID: 78149392972     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1539-7216.51.5.669     Document Type: Article

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