Abstract
As one of the fastest growing economies in the 21st century, China is pushing to
increase its multimodal share of freight transport. While an extensive range of studies
has been devoted to examining how this may be achieved, the focus has largely been
directed at enhancing supply side factors – improving intermodal interconnections;
offering fiscal incentives to encourage shifting to modes of higher capacity, such as the
railways and inland waterway; and providing well-articulated multimodal interchange
systems. Scant attention has been paid to exploring the role of demand imperatives
on multimodal development in China. Drawing on the findings of three years of
investigation on the logistics industry in China, this paper shows that the institutional
set-up of China’s logistics industry, which continues to nurture the growth of the single
truck-owner operators, poses a significant impediment to multimodal transport
development in China.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Current Issues in Shipping, Ports and Logistics |
Editors | Theo Notteboom |
Place of Publication | United States |
Publisher | Academic and Scientific Publishers |
Pages | 447-464 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789054878582 |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |