Article at a glance:

Logistics in emerging markets

Enough runways, already! Once developing countries have put adequate logistics infrastructures in place, governments should broaden their attention to less visible reforms that make networks efficient. Programs to enforce truck weight laws more strictly and to make customs clearance more predictable, for instance, often have a greater impact on an economy than another port expansion or highway improvement.

The take-away

Although it's easier to gain support for large infrastructure expansions, governments often get more value from an investment in the softer side of logistics.