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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458191703321

Titolo

Africa's infrastructure [[electronic resource] ] : a time for transformation / / Vivien Foster and Cecilia Briceño-Garmendia, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : Agence Française de Développement, : World Bank, c2010

ISBN

1-282-45072-7

9786612450723

0-8213-8083-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (386 p.)

Collana

Africa development forum

Altri autori (Persone)

FosterVivien <1968->

Briceño-GarmendiaCecilia

Disciplina

363.6096

Soggetti

Infrastructure (Economics) - Africa

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Presents the findings of the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD)"--P. [4] of cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Africa's infrastructure : a time for transformation -- The Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic -- Meeting Africa's infrastructure needs -- Closing Africa's funding gap -- Dealing with poverty and inequality -- Building sound institutions -- Facilitating urbanization -- Deepening regional integration -- Information and communication technologies : a boost for growth -- Power : catching up -- Transport : more than the sum of its parts -- Roads : broadening the agenda -- Railways : looking for traffic -- Ports and shipping : landlords needed -- Airports and air transport : the sky's the limit -- Water resources : a common interest -- Irrigation : tapping potential -- Water supply : hitting the target? -- Sanitation : moving up the ladder.

Sommario/riassunto

Sustainable infrastructure development is vital for Africa's prosperity. And now is the time to begin the transformation. This volume is the culmination of an unprecedented effort to document, analyze, and interpret the full extent of the challenge in developing Sub-Saharan Africa's infrastructure sectors. As a result, it represents the most comprehensive reference currently available on infrastructure in the region. The book covers the five main economic infrastructure sectors-



information and communication technology, irrigation, power, transport, and water and sanitation. Africa's infrastruc