LEADER 03205oam 22007455 450 001 9910781395103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-06599-1 010 $a9786613065995 010 $a0-8213-8605-0 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-8456-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000000032347 035 $a(EBL)681197 035 $a(OCoLC)815980429 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000466783 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12143278 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000466783 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10466144 035 $a(PQKB)10284481 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC681197 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL681197 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10460972 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL306599 035 $a(The World Bank)2010047211 035 $a(US-djbf)16553357 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000032347 100 $a20101124d2011 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAfrica's transport infrastructure : $emainstreaming maintenance and management /$fKenneth Gwilliam ; with Heinrich Bofinger ... [and others] 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cWorld Bank,$dc2011. 215 $axxxiii, 536 pages $cillustrations, maps ;$d23 cm 225 1 $aDirections in development. Infrastructure 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-8456-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aThis book presents and analyzes the results of a comprehensive collection of data on the extent and condition of transport infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa, identifies the reasons for poor performance, and estimates future financing needs.The transport facilities of Sub-Saharan Africa were built primarily for the colonial exploitation of mineral and agricultural resources. The chief goal of road and rail networks was to link mines, plantations, and other sites for the exploitation and transformation on natural resources to ports, rather than to provide general connectivity within the regio 410 0$aDirections in development (Washington, D.C.).$pInfrastructure. 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aTransportation$zAfrica 606 $aInfrastructure (Economics)$zAfrica 615 0$aTransportation 615 0$aInfrastructure (Economics) 676 $a388.096 700 $aGwilliam$b K. M$01521543 701 $aBofinger$b Heinrich$01521544 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bYDX 801 2$bCDX 801 2$bCUV 801 2$bVGM 801 2$bYDXCP 801 2$bIUL 801 2$bBWX 801 2$bUKMGB 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781395103321 996 $aAfrica's transport infrastructure$93760803 997 $aUNINA