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Africa's infrastructure : : a time for transformation / / Vivien Foster and Cecilia Briceno-Garmendia, editors



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Titolo: Africa's infrastructure : : a time for transformation / / Vivien Foster and Cecilia Briceno-Garmendia, editors Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, DC : , : Agence Francaise de Developpement : , : World Bank, , [2010]
copyright 2010
Descrizione fisica: xxii, 355 pages : illustrations, maps ; ; 26 cm
Disciplina: 363.6096
Soggetto topico: Infrastructure (Economics) - Africa
Altri autori: FosterVivien <1968->  
Briceño-GarmendiaCecilia  
Note generali: "Presents the findings of the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD)"--P. [4] of cover.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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 infrastruc
Titolo autorizzato: Africa's infrastructure  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-45072-7
9786612450723
0-8213-8083-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910826039003321
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Serie: Africa development forum. World Bank e-Library.