Regional Transport Infrastructure: Mapping Projects to Bridge South Asia and Southeast Asia
Morgan, Peter; Plummer, Michael; Wignaraja, Ganeshan | September 2015
Abstract
This Asian Development Bank (ADB) brief by Peter Morgan, Mike Plummer, and Ganeshan Wignaraja examines the critical role of regional transport infrastructure to connect South Asia and Southeast Asia. It also maps $63 billion worth of road, rail, and port projects by ADB.
Citation
Morgan, Peter; Plummer, Michael; Wignaraja, Ganeshan. 2015. Regional Transport Infrastructure: Mapping Projects to Bridge South Asia and Southeast Asia. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/5171. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.PDF ISBN
978-92-9257-126-9
Print ISBN
978-92-9257-125-2
ISSN
2071-7202 (Print); 2218-2675 (e-ISSN)
Keywords
Free Trade
Trade
Trade Agreements
Regional Economic Integration
Intraregional Trade
Exports
Economic integration
Distribution
Municipal transit
Motor transportation
Public transportation
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