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It also distills lessons from transport integration agreements, assesses the Motor Vehicles Agreement as an initial step, and emphasizes the role of improved transport infrastructure and services, along with ways to strengthen local benefits.","Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized  \nOVERVIEW  \nConnecting to Thrive  \nChallenges and Opportunities of Transport Integration in Eastern South Asia  \nMatías Herrera Dappe and Charles Kunaka, Editors  \nOVERVIEW  \nINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN FOCUS  \nConnecting to Thrive  \nChallenges and Opportunities of Transport Integration in Eastern South Asia  \nMATÍAS HERRERA DAPPE AND CHARLES KUNAKA, EDITORS  \nThis booklet contains the overview from Connecting to Thrive: Challenges and Opportunities of Transport Integration in Eastern South Asia, doi: 10.1596/ 978-1-4648-1635-2. 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