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GLOBALISATION AND THE CHANGING FACE OF PORT INF...

Inefficient ports can stall a country's trade growth and also increase the costs of
transportation. Rising inefficiencies in ports have therefore forced the governments all over
the world to deregulate the port system. The port sector in several developing countries has
been undergoing revolutionary transformation from a subsistence infrastructure resource into a
more capital intensive  commercially oriented facility during the last two decades. In India 
awareness towards the impact of port infrastructure on economic development in general and
international trade in particular has increased in recent years partly as a result of rising
trade transportation costs. One of the objectives of this book is therefore to understand the
role the port plays in India's economic development. The book tries to quantitatively evaluate
the structural metamorphosis in Indian port sector. The main emphasis of the book is on
performance evaluation  technological change  total factor productivity growth  market
concentration  and competitiveness of Indian ports for the last two and a half decades. This
book deals with these vital issues and questions through a detailed analytical framework. Above
all  one protracted objective of this book is to create a ground for discussion on various
aspects of port development and the resultant policy action.

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