LANDLOCKED LOCATION: THE CHALLENGE TO DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION

Abstract

Globalization shares opportunities for all nations, but not all nations are able to access those opportunities to grow. With its special geographic location, the landlocked countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America are having a hard time integrating into the world’s development trend. The paper uses a comprehensive analysis of secondary data from scholarly studies and
offcial reports of relevant organizations. The result of study shows that landlocked developing countries are facing the challenges such as transit, transport cost and foreign investment. Finally, the paper identifes some development issues in the context of globalization and proposes some
policy implications for the development of these countries.