03205oam 22007455 450 991078139510332120200520144314.01-283-06599-197866130659950-8213-8605-010.1596/978-0-8213-8456-5(CKB)2550000000032347(EBL)681197(OCoLC)815980429(SSID)ssj0000466783(PQKBManifestationID)12143278(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000466783(PQKBWorkID)10466144(PQKB)10284481(MiAaPQ)EBC681197(Au-PeEL)EBL681197(CaPaEBR)ebr10460972(CaONFJC)MIL306599(The World Bank)2010047211(US-djbf)16553357(EXLCZ)99255000000003234720101124d2011 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAfrica's transport infrastructure : mainstreaming maintenance and management /Kenneth Gwilliam ; with Heinrich Bofinger ... [and others]Washington, D.C. :World Bank,c2011.xxxiii, 536 pages illustrations, maps ;23 cmDirections in development. InfrastructureDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-8456-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.The legacy of history -- Roads : the burden of maintenance -- Railways : not pulling their weight -- Airports and air transport : policies for growth -- Ports and shipping : moving toward modern management structures -- Urban transport : struggling with growth -- Spending to improve connectivity -- Financing : filling the gaps -- Governance : the key to progress.This book presents and analyzes the results of a comprehensive collection of data on the extent and condition of transport infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa, identifies the reasons for poor performance, and estimates future financing needs.The transport facilities of Sub-Saharan Africa were built primarily for the colonial exploitation of mineral and agricultural resources. The chief goal of road and rail networks was to link mines, plantations, and other sites for the exploitation and transformation on natural resources to ports, rather than to provide general connectivity within the regioDirections in development (Washington, D.C.).Infrastructure.World Bank e-Library.TransportationAfricaInfrastructure (Economics)AfricaTransportationInfrastructure (Economics)388.096Gwilliam K. M1521543Bofinger Heinrich1521544DLCDLCYDXCDXCUVVGMYDXCPIULBWXUKMGBDLCBOOK9910781395103321Africa's transport infrastructure3760803UNINA