The Challenge of Trade Liberalization in Logistics Services: the Case of Indonesia

There has been a general evolution towards liberalization of international trade in logistics services in the bilateral, regional, and multilateral contexts as nations have realized the economic benefits of trade liberalization under the auspices of WTO, bilateral and regional free trade agreements. The current global financial and economic crisis gripping both developed and developing countries has further raised the issue of the nature, extent and the pace of trade liberalization in logistics services particularly for developing countries whose logistics services sector is not yet as efficient and as competitive as their counterparts in the developed world. In this light, this paper intends to assess the economic implications of trade liberalization in logistics services from the perspective of Indonesia – a typical developing country with a logistics sector that is still at its infancy stage. Specifically, it tries to examine the competitiveness and efficiency of Indonesia’s logistics services sector, its current regulatory and policy framework for its logistics services sector and the policy implications of trade liberalization in logistics services.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies
  Tung International Centre for Maritime Studies
  Hong Kong,   China 
• Authors:
  • Tongzon, Jose
• Conference:
  • International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA) 2009 - Post-Financial Tsunami: The Way Forward for Shipping, Transport and International Trade
  • Location: Hong Kong , China
  • Date: 2009-5-24 to 2009-5-27
• Publication Date: 2009-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 462-472
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA) 2009 - Post-Financial Tsunami: The Way Forward for Shipping, Transport and International Trade, 24 - 27 May 2009, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Physical distribution; Third party logistics providers; Trade
• Geographic Terms: Indonesia
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01362657
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9789623676533
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 2012 10:14AM