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Public Infrastructure Trends and Gaps in Pakistan

dc.contributor.authorLoayza, Norman
dc.contributor.authorWada, Tomoko
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-17T15:14:45Z
dc.date.available2014-04-17T15:14:45Z
dc.date.issued2012-08
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes the public infrastructure trends and gaps in Pakistan, especially by placing the Pakistani experience in an international context. It examines the major sectors of public infrastructure, including (a) transportation, (b) telecommunication, (c) electricity generation and (d) water, sanitation and irrigation. Public infrastructure in Pakistan has made some progress over the last five decades. However, compared to other similar countries, the rate of improvement in Pakistan has been among the slowest for the majority of public infrastructure sectors. This has matched the relatively weak economic growth performance of the country in recent decades, which has remained at or below the median country in the world. Moreover the infrastructure improvement has been insufficient to ameliorate substantially the infrastructure conditions of Pakistani citizens.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/19309503/public-infrastructure-trends-gaps-pakistan
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17881
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Policy Paper Series on Pakistan;no. PK 10/12
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS FEE
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectAIRPORTS
dc.subjectAMOUNT OF POWER
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectASSET MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectCANAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectCAPITAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCAPITAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCONCESSION
dc.subjectCORPORATE GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEFICITS
dc.subjectDISCOS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION COMPANIES
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ESTIMATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH RATES
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWER
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWER SECTOR
dc.subjectELECTRIC SUPPLY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SECTOR
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENERGY OUTLOOK
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFINANCING OF INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectFISCAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFREIGHT TRAFFIC
dc.subjectFREIGHT TRAINS
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectGAS
dc.subjectGAS SUPPLY
dc.subjectGENERATING CAPACITY
dc.subjectGENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectGENERATION COSTS
dc.subjectGENERATORS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT BUDGET
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT FUNDS
dc.subjectGROWTH MODEL
dc.subjectHIGHWAY
dc.subjectHIGHWAY AUTHORITY
dc.subjectHYDROELECTRIC POWER
dc.subjectHYDROELECTRIC POWER GENERATION
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ROAD FEDERATION
dc.subjectJOURNEY
dc.subjectJOURNEY TIME
dc.subjectJOURNEY TIME RELIABILITY
dc.subjectKILOWATT HOUR
dc.subjectLENGTH OF ROADS
dc.subjectLOCOMOTIVE
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectMARGINAL COSTS
dc.subjectMONIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL HIGHWAYS
dc.subjectNUCLEAR PLANTS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectPASSENGER SERVICES
dc.subjectPASSENGER TRAFFIC
dc.subjectPASSENGER TRAINS
dc.subjectPEDESTRIANS
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPORT AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectPORT FACILITIES
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER COMPANY
dc.subjectPOWER DEMAND
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATORS
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPOWER STATION
dc.subjectPOWER SYSTEM
dc.subjectPRIVATE CAPITAL
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC
dc.subjectPUBLIC DEBT
dc.subjectPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR ENTITIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR WAGES
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectQUANTITY OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectRAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectRAILROADS
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectRAILWAY SECTOR
dc.subjectRAILWAYS
dc.subjectREFORM PROGRAMS
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREVENUE BASE
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectROAD MAINTENANCE
dc.subjectROAD NETWORK
dc.subjectROAD NETWORKS
dc.subjectROAD SECTOR
dc.subjectROAD SYSTEM
dc.subjectROAD USER
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectROLLING STOCK
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTELEPHONE INDUSTRY
dc.subjectTHERMAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectTHERMAL PLANTS
dc.subjectTHERMAL POWER
dc.subjectTHERMAL POWER GENERATION
dc.subjectTOLL
dc.subjectTOLL RATES
dc.subjectTOLLS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRAFFIC CAPACITY
dc.subjectTRAFFIC DEMAND
dc.subjectTRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INDICATORS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INDUSTRY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MARKET
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MODE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT OPERATIONS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION NETWORK
dc.subjectTRIP
dc.subjectTRIP SPEEDS
dc.subjectTRUCKS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectWATER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.titlePublic Infrastructure Trends and Gaps in Pakistanen
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okr.date.disclosure2014-03-28
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/19309503/public-infrastructure-trends-gaps-pakistan
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.guid641661468082734310
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000456286_20140328101428
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19309503
okr.identifier.report86246
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryPakistan
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Non Bank Financial Institutions
okr.topicInfrastructure Economics and Finance::Infrastructure Economics
okr.topicPublic Sector Economics
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitEcon. Policy & Poverty Sector (SASEP)
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