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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783341103321

Titolo

Institutions, performance, and the financing of infrastructure services in the Caribbean / / edited by Abhas Kumar Jha

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2005

ISBN

1-280-16887-0

9786610168873

0-8213-6281-X

Descrizione fisica

xii, 197 pages : illustrations, maps ; ; 26 cm

Collana

World Bank working paper, , 1726-5878 ; ; no. 58

Altri autori (Persone)

JhaAbhas Kumar <1966->

Disciplina

363/.09729

Soggetti

Infrastructure (Economics) - Caribbean Area

Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Summary; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF UNNUMBERED BOXES; 2 Institutions and Infrastructure; 3 Telecommunications Sector; LIST OF TABLES; 4 Electricity Sector; 5 Water Sector; 6 Ports and Maritime Transport; 7 Airports and Aviation; 8 A Strategy to Sustainably Finance Infrastructure in the Caribbean; Annex; LIST OF UNNUMBERED TABLES; References

Sommario/riassunto

This book reviews the access to services, investment needs, tariffs, and efficiency of fifteen Caribbean countries across five infrastructure sectors (telecommunications, electricity, water and sanitation, maritime transport and ports, and airports and air services). Benchmarks are established to compare Caribbean countries with each other, and with similar countries. To some extent, differences in performance can be explained by unalterable factors such as a given country's size and location. However, we find that, in many cases, differences in performance among countries cannot be completely