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

Format Electronic
Publication InfoWashington, DC : Agence Française de Développement : World Bank,
Descriptionxxii, 355 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
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Subjects
Infrastructure (Economics)--Africa.

Other author/creatorFoster, Vivien, 1968-
Other author/creatorBriceño-Garmendia, Cecilia.
Other author/creatorWorld Bank.
Other author/creatorAfrica Infrastructure Country Diagnostic.
SeriesAfrica development forum
Africa development forum. ^A1063107
Contents 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.
General note"Presents the findings of the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD)"--P. [4] of cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009025406
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