Infrastructure in Africa : : Lessons for Future Development / / ed. by Mthuli Ncube, Charles Leyeka Lufumpa.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
• MitwirkendeR: Adam, Abdoulaye,; Adam, Lishan,; Anyanwu, John,; Brixiova, Zuzana,; Chaponda, Taz,; Chetty, Mayuree,; Chinganya, Oliver,; Hendriksz, Morné,; Kararach, George,; Kouakou, Marc,; Letsara, Nirina,; Lishman, Duncan,; Lufumpa, Charles Leyeka,; Mafusire, Albert,; Meng, Qingwei,; Mubila, Maurice,; Ncube, Mthuli,; Saidi, Slaheddine,; Teljeur, Ethèl,; Yepes, Tito,
• HerausgeberIn: Leyeka Lufumpa, Charles,; Ncube, Mthuli,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (720 p.) :; 105 Black and White

Good infrastructure is essential for socio-economic growth and sustainable development. Safe and accessible water supplies, reliable energy, good transport networks and communications technology are all vital to a region’s development agenda. This book presents a comprehensive exploration of the state of infrastructure in Africa and provides an integrated analysis of the challenges the sector faces, based on extensive fieldwork across the continent. Contributors with a wide range of expertise challenge current policy, practice and thinking on issues including the politics of infrastructure development, social inclusion, domestic resource mobilisation and infrastructure financing. The book will be an important resource for academic researchers, students and early career development professionals as well as policymakers and NGOs engaged in dialoguing the infrastructure development options for Africa.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of boxes -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction: Infrastructure in African development -- Spatial and demographic contexts -- Infrastructure Development Index -- Rapid urbanization and the growing demand for urban infrastructure in Africa -- Infrastructure for the growing middle class in Africa -- Infrastructure and rural productivity in Africa -- Sector-specific issues -- Water and sanitation in Africa: current status, trends, challenges and opportunities -- Africa’s prospects for infrastructure development and regional integration: energy sector -- Africa’s prospects for infrastructure development and regional integration: transport sector -- Africa’s prospects for infrastructure development and regional integration: information and communications technology sector -- Regional issues -- The state of infrastructure in East Africa -- Integrated approaches for infrastructure -- Regional integration and infrastructure connectivity in Africa -- Financing issues -- Infrastructure deficit and opportunities in Africa -- Comparative analysis of costs of some selected infrastructure components across Africa -- Infrastructure deficit and financing needs in Africa -- Innovative financing for infrastructure: Africa50 Fund issues -- Concluding remarks -- Infrastructure, political economy and Africa’s transformational agenda -- Index