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Colombia - Recent Economic Developments in Infrastructure : Balancing Social and Productive Needs for Infrastructure, Volume 1. Executive Summary

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-09T19:36:29Z
dc.date.available2013-09-09T19:36:29Z
dc.date.issued2004-11-01
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to provide an integral evaluation of recent economic developments in Colombia's infrastructure sectors. Specifically, the study covers the electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, water, and transport sectors. Colombia presents high levels of access to basic household services compared to its Latin American peers, while access to services in the country is relatively equitable across the income spectrum, but relatively inequitable between urban and rural areas. However, Colombia lags behind its peers as regards paved roads, internet access, and electricity generation capacity. Energy use is strongly driven by the underlying structure of the economy, and paved road density is driven by the internal spatial distribution of economic activity. Moreover, there is mixed evidence as to the relative quality, and efficiency of Colombia's infrastructure service providers. The report stipulates Colombia needs to enhance its performance on productive infrastructure, while preserving its achievements in the social sphere. On the basis of this comparative assessment, the challenge for Colombia would appear to lie primarily in reorienting its infrastructure investments towards the productive sectors, without jeopardizing its strong performance in social infrastructure. While the private sector can play an important role in addressing the deficits in energy and telecommunications, the key challenge of financing improvements in the road network will necessarily remain a predominantly public responsibility, given that the limited scope for toll roads has already been largely exploited.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5324942/colombia-recent-economic-developments-infrastructure-redi-balancing-social-productive-needs-infrastructure-vol-1-2-executive-summary
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/15716
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15716
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
dc.subjectSECTORAL ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectACCESSIBLE SERVICES
dc.subjectEQUITABLE ACCESS
dc.subjectURBAN-RURAL DRIFT
dc.subjectPAVED ROADS & HIGHWAYS
dc.subjectINTERNET
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectCAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION
dc.titleColombia - Recent Economic Developments in Infrastructure : Balancing Social and Productive Needs for Infrastructure, Volume 1. Executive Summaryen
dc.title.alternativeColombia: Desarrollo economico reciente en infraestructura (REDI) : Balanceando las necesidades sociales y productivas de infraestructuraen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T08:45:45.710966Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Infrastructure Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5324942/colombia-recent-economic-developments-infrastructure-redi-balancing-social-productive-needs-infrastructure-vol-1-2-executive-summary
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.guid430191468746724491
okr.guid315721468770067432
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000012009_20041112100212
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5324942
okr.identifier.report30379
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2004/11/12/000012009_20041112100212/Rendered/PDF/303790v1.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryColombia
okr.sectorInformation and communications :: General information and communications sector
okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: General energy sector
okr.sectorTransportation :: General transportation sector
okr.sectorWater, sanitation and flood protection :: General water, sanitation and flood protection sector
okr.topicPublic Sector Economics and Finance
okr.topicUrban Development::Municipal Financial Management
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Services to the Poor
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
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