Infrastructure and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa /

Infrastructure and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa analyzes the extent to which, how, and how fast the infrastructure needs of the poor have been met in Sub-Saharan Africa. Estache and Wodon explore the extent to which some key policies have hurt or helped progress in trying to speed the expansions of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Estache, Antonio (Autor), Wodon, Quentin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York City, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Temas:
2000-2099
Infrastructure (Economics) > Government policy > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Infrastructure (Economics) > Social aspects > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Poor > Services for > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Poverty > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Pauvres > Services > Afrique subsaharienne.
Pauvreté > Afrique subsaharienne.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Economic history
Infrastructure (Economics) > Government policy
Infrastructure (Economics) > Social aspects
Poor > Services for
Poverty
Africa, Sub-Saharan > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Afrique subsaharienne > Conditions économiques > 21e siècle.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • PART I: INFRASTRUCTURE, GROWTH AND THE MDGS
  • 2. Infrastructure, Growth, and Country Strategies
  • 3. Infrastructure and the MDGs
  • 4. Africa's Infrastructure Investment Needs
  • PART II: ARE HOUSEHOLD NEEDS BEING MET?
  • 5. Where Do We Stand on Service Coverage for Households?
  • 6. How Big of a Problem is Access for the Poor?
  • 7. Are Infrastructure Services Affordable for all Users?
  • 8. Are Quality and Production Costs a Problem?
  • PART III: WHAT DID PAST REFORMS ACHIEVE AND WHAT'S NEXT?
  • 9. Markets, Institutions, and Reforms
  • 10. Reforming Prices and Subsidies in the Interest of the Poor
  • 11. Towards an African Infrastructure Strategy Meeting the Needs of the Poor.

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