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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460276003321

Autore

Ali Rubaba

Titolo

HIghways to success or byways to waste : estimating the economic benefits of roads in Africa / / Rubaba Ali [and five others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-4648-0656-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

Africa development forum

Disciplina

330.9

Soggetti

Roads - Economic aspects - Africa

Transportation, Automotive - Africa

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A copublication of Agence Française de Développement and the World Bank."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Road map to the report -- Welfare effects of road infrastructure -- Impact of transport cost on technology adoption -- Role of transport infrastructure in conflict-prone and fragile environments : evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo -- Road improvements and deforestation in the Congo Basin countries -- Wrapping up : main messages, caveats, and the road forward -- Appendix A. Geospatial analysis.