Infrastruktura transportowa Afganistanu od połowy XX wieku do czasów obecnych. Analiza wpływu zniszczeń wojennych na tranzyt i handel międzynarodowy
Transport infrastructure of Afghanistan from the mid-20th century to the present. Impact analysis of war damage on transit and international trade

Author(s): Sofya Chashchina
Subject(s): Politics, Economy, Supranational / Global Economy, Business Economy / Management, Micro-Economics, Economic history, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Economic development, Globalization, Transport / Logistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Poznaniu
Keywords: Afghanistan;transport;infrastructure investments;international trade;foreign aid;
Summary/Abstract: The chapter addresses the contemporary social and economic conditions of Afghanistan’s development, the development of logistics infrastructure over the second half of the 20th century,and trends in the country’s international trade balance over time. The history of Afghanistan illustratesthe modernisation and expansion of the country’s infrastructure over the decades, its destruction during the armed conflict and its reconstruction again. The chapter addresses the interesting issue of the realisation of transportation foreign investment. In the case of Afghanistan, the role of major investors was played by the U.S.S.R. and the U.S., jointly creating road infrastructure. The work draws mainly on the body of Russian-language literature of the 20th century extensively treating the significant changes taking place in Afghanistan in the last century. Also, available statistical data was used.

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