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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796903903321

Autore

Estache Antonio

Titolo

Infrastructure and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa [[electronic resource] /] / by Antonio Estache, Quentin Wodon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014

ISBN

1-349-47964-0

1-137-34848-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Disciplina

363.0967

Soggetti

Development economics

Economic policy

Economic theory

Macroeconomics

Political economy

Poverty

Development Economics

Economic Policy

Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods

Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics

International Political Economy

Development Aid

Africa, Sub-Saharan Economic conditions 21st century

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; PART I Infrastructure, Growth, and the MDGs; CHAPTER 2 Infrastructure, Growth, and Country Strategies; CHAPTER 3 Infrastructure and the MDGs; CHAPTER 4 Africa's Infrastructure Investment Needs; Main Messages of Part I; PART II Are Household Needs Being Met?; CHAPTER 5 Where Do We Stand on Service Coverage for Households?; CHAPTER 6 How Big a Problem Is Access for the Poor?; CHAPTER 7 Are



Infrastructure Services Affordable for All Users?

CHAPTER 8 Are Quality and Production Costs a Problem?Main Messages of Part II; PART III What Did Past Reforms Achieve and What's Next?; CHAPTER 9 Markets, Institutions, and Reforms; CHAPTER 10 Reforming Prices and Subsidies in the Interest of the Poor; CHAPTER 11 Toward an African Infrastructure Strategy to Meet the Needs of the Poor; Main Messages of Part III; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Infrastructure and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa analyzes the extent to which, how, and how fast the infrastructure needs of the poor have been met in Sub-Saharan Africa. Estache and Wodon explore the extent to which some key policies have hurt or helped progress in trying to speed the expansions of coverage so clearly needed in the region. They focus on electricity, water, sanitation, and other services at the core of the day-to-day needs of the population, examining the extent to which reforms of the last 15-20 years have managed to reduce the infrastructure gap. They anchor their analysis on the evidence available about the macroeconomic importance of infrastructure for the region, the policies that have been adopted to accelerate coverage, and a detailed assessment of the poverty dimensions of infrastructure.