Infrastructure in Africa : : Lessons for Future Development /

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

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 sta...

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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (720 p.) :; 105 Black and White
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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

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