03301nam 2200613 a 450 991045819170332120200520144314.01-282-45072-797866124507230-8213-8083-4(CKB)2560000000008273(EBL)476208(OCoLC)536301151(SSID)ssj0000085246(PQKBManifestationID)11126068(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085246(PQKBWorkID)10023000(PQKB)10604326(MiAaPQ)EBC476208(Au-PeEL)EBL476208(CaPaEBR)ebr10356793(CaONFJC)MIL245072(EXLCZ)99256000000000827320090625d2010 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAfrica's infrastructure[electronic resource] a time for transformation /Vivien Foster and Cecilia Briceño-Garmendia, editorsWashington, DC Agence Française de Développement World Bankc20101 online resource (386 p.)Africa development forum"Presents the findings of the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD)"--P. [4] of cover.0-8213-8041-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 infrastrucAfrica development forum.Infrastructure (Economics)AfricaElectronic books.Infrastructure (Economics)363.6096Foster Vivien1968-145543Briceño-Garmendia Cecilia1035346World Bank.Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458191703321Africa's infrastructure2455005UNINA