Institutions, bureaucratic and logistical roles of dry ports: the Brazilian experiences

Adolf K.Y. Ng, Flavio Padilha and Athanasios Pallis

Journal of Transport Geography, 2013, vol. 27, issue C, 46-55

Abstract: Many research works on dry ports, associated dry ports with enhanced seaport efficiency, relieving congestion without (significant) capacity expansion. Also, they posited how dry ports being essential elements in the competitive position of seaports, as they acted to facilitate access to (overlapping) hinterlands. However, those focusing on how institutions could strengthen (or dissipate) the bureaucratic and logistical roles of dry ports had remained scarce, especially on developing economies. Hence, through investigating the recent development of dry ports in four Brazilian states, the paper investigates how institutional framework affects the bureaucratic and logistical roles of dry ports in emerging economies. The paper posits that the Brazilian institutional framework in place has acted as causal factors in strengthening the bureaucratic roles of dry ports while at the same time dissipating their logistical roles. Through establishing the causal relation between these forces, the paper provides important insight on the impacts of institutions on transportation and regional development in different geographical regions.

Keywords: Dry port; Logistics; Institution; Bureaucracy; Brazil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.05.003

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