The spatial evolution of dry ports in developing economies: The Brazilian experience

Maritime Economics and Logistics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-121

  Padilha, Flavio ^a   Ng, Adolf K Y ^b  

^a Tembo Solutions   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Brazil; developing economies; dry port; institutional factors; spatial evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856831474     PISSN: 14792931     EISSN: 1479294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/mel.2011.18     Document Type: Article

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