This book applies regional analysis to the challenges facing global
investment agencies seeking to enhance trade in lagging regions. It
shows how spatial interaction and agent-based modelling can be used as
the basis for developing new plans and policies. An in-depth analysis of
trade routes is presented, which can be used to develop policies for
increasing efficiency and reducing costs. Landlocked Uganda and the
sea-locked South Pacific Islands serve to illustrate the problems of
covering sizable distances, accelerating export flows and improving
supply chain efficiency. These examples also provide an excellent
illustration of the power of regional science, from assembling data
bases in difficult situations to developing and applying models of the
trade system.