Integrated transport systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: converging initiatives

The year 1998 is shaping up to be a year of grand regional initiatives focusing on the setting up of regional integrated transport systems. The past six months have seen intense activity in Latin America and the Caribbean. It would seem that the public and private sectors have agreed to launch conve...

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spelling	oai-11362-363252020-11-19T01:58:04Z Integrated transport systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: converging initiatives TRANSPORTE MULTIMODAL INFRAESTRUCTURA DEL TRANSPORTE INTEGRACION ECONOMICA SISTEMAS DE TRANSPORTE TRANSPORTE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC INTEGRATION TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORT The year 1998 is shaping up to be a year of grand regional initiatives focusing on the setting up of regional integrated transport systems. The past six months have seen intense activity in Latin America and the Caribbean. It would seem that the public and private sectors have agreed to launch converging initiatives, each from its own perspectives. In Central America, a multimodal transport project is already under way, while a new transport master plan put forward by the Permanent Secretariat of the General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration (SIECA) is being prepared; in South America, the Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) and Latin American Railways Association (ALAF) have launched a prefeasability study concerning a plan for the sustainable development of transport; the second Summit of the Americas adopted a plan of action that now takes in the work of the Executive Committee of the Western Hemisphere Transport Initiative; and the private sector also held its regional meeting in São Paulo, Brazil, with Intermodal 98, the fourth in a series. These initiatives are taking shape around similar lines of thought and action; their backgrounds are similar, and they tend towards the same goal: taking action in the immediate environment with a view to expanding linkages with the global economy. The background is the observation that after several years of growth, transport infrastructure, equipment and services appear unable to satisfy the growing demand of international trade in the region. The goal is to implement the requisite reforms in the transport sector so as to meet the challenges posed by global competition. This issue of the Bulletin is devoted to news about recent initiatives and possible future developments. 2014-03-20T01:31:51Z 2014-03-20T01:31:51Z 1998-06 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/36325 en FAL Bulletin 143 application/pdf AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ECLAC
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topic	TRANSPORTE MULTIMODAL INFRAESTRUCTURA DEL TRANSPORTE INTEGRACION ECONOMICA SISTEMAS DE TRANSPORTE TRANSPORTE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC INTEGRATION TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORT
spellingShingle	TRANSPORTE MULTIMODAL INFRAESTRUCTURA DEL TRANSPORTE INTEGRACION ECONOMICA SISTEMAS DE TRANSPORTE TRANSPORTE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC INTEGRATION TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORT Integrated transport systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: converging initiatives
description	The year 1998 is shaping up to be a year of grand regional initiatives focusing on the setting up of regional integrated transport systems. The past six months have seen intense activity in Latin America and the Caribbean. It would seem that the public and private sectors have agreed to launch converging initiatives, each from its own perspectives. In Central America, a multimodal transport project is already under way, while a new transport master plan put forward by the Permanent Secretariat of the General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration (SIECA) is being prepared; in South America, the Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) and Latin American Railways Association (ALAF) have launched a prefeasability study concerning a plan for the sustainable development of transport; the second Summit of the Americas adopted a plan of action that now takes in the work of the Executive Committee of the Western Hemisphere Transport Initiative; and the private sector also held its regional meeting in São Paulo, Brazil, with Intermodal 98, the fourth in a series. These initiatives are taking shape around similar lines of thought and action; their backgrounds are similar, and they tend towards the same goal: taking action in the immediate environment with a view to expanding linkages with the global economy. The background is the observation that after several years of growth, transport infrastructure, equipment and services appear unable to satisfy the growing demand of international trade in the region. The goal is to implement the requisite reforms in the transport sector so as to meet the challenges posed by global competition. This issue of the Bulletin is devoted to news about recent initiatives and possible future developments.
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title	Integrated transport systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: converging initiatives
title_short	Integrated transport systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: converging initiatives
title_full	Integrated transport systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: converging initiatives
title_fullStr	Integrated transport systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: converging initiatives
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Integrated transport systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: converging initiatives

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