Interventions to Reduce Logistic Costs for Trade Competitiveness and Poverty : A Productive Transformation Platform

1. Motivation for Analysis and Evaluation of Logistic Costs -- 2. Objectives and Content of a Logistic Costs Evaluation Task -- 3. Methodology: Definition, and Selection of Variable to Measure Logistic Costs -- 4. A Case in Point To Illustrate the Problematic of Logistic Costs -- 5. Impact and Benefits of Decreases in Logistic Costs -- 6. Sources, and Incidence of Logistic Costs -- 7. Methodological Notes and Phases for the Evaluation of Logistic Costs -- 8. Factors and Elements of Logistic Costs -- 9. Moving Forward: Towards an Effective Logistics-Infrastructure and Services Platform: Typology of Interventions (soft and Hard) to Reduce Logistic Costs -- 10. Specific Examples on Interventions to Reduce Logistic Costs and Impact -- 11. Conclusión.