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East Africa's Infrastructure : A Regional Perspective

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dc.contributor.authorRanganathan, Rupa
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Vivien
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:05:30Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:05:30Z
dc.date.issued2011-10-01
dc.description.abstractSound infrastructure is critical for growth in East Africa. During 1995-2005, improvements in infrastructure boosted growth by one percentage point per year, due largely to wider access to information and communication technologies (ICTs). Although power infrastructure sapped growth in other regions of Africa, it contributed 0.2 percentage points per year growth in East Africa. If East Africa's infrastructure could be improved to the level of the strongest performing country in Africa (Mauritius), regional growth performance would be boosted by some six percentage points, with power making the strongest contribution. East Africa's infrastructure ranks behind that of southern and western Africa across a range of indicators, though in terms of access to improved sources of water and sanitation and Internet density, it is comparable with or superior to the subcontinent s leader, southern Africa. By contrast, density of fixed-line telephones, power generation capacity, and access to electricity remain extremely low, though utility performance is improving through regional power trades. The road network is relatively good, although with some lengths of poor-quality or unpaved roads. Surface transport is challenged by border crossings, port delays, slow travel, limited railways, and trade logistics, but the region has a relatively mature and competitive trucking industry. Air transport benefits from a strong hub-and-spoke structure but has made little progress toward market liberalization. Of the seven countries in the region, four are landlocked, two have populations of fewer than 10 million people, and two have an annual gross domestic product of less than $10 billion. The difficult economic geography of East Africa makes a regional approach to infrastructure development necessary to achieve further improvement.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111013121848
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5844
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3610
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5844
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR CARGO
dc.subjectAIR CARGO TRAFFIC
dc.subjectAIR CARRIER
dc.subjectAIR FLEET
dc.subjectAIR FREIGHT
dc.subjectAIR SAFETY
dc.subjectAIR SERVICE
dc.subjectAIR SERVICES
dc.subjectAIR TRAFFIC
dc.subjectAIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectAIR TRANSPORT MARKET
dc.subjectAIR TRAVEL
dc.subjectAIRCRAFT
dc.subjectAIRLINE
dc.subjectAIRLINES
dc.subjectAIRPORT
dc.subjectAIRPORTS
dc.subjectAIRWAYS
dc.subjectARTERIES
dc.subjectAVIATION POLICY
dc.subjectBERTH
dc.subjectBERTHS
dc.subjectBORDER CROSSINGS
dc.subjectBOTTLENECKS
dc.subjectBULK CARGO
dc.subjectCABLE
dc.subjectCABOTAGE
dc.subjectCAPITAL COSTS
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARGO CAPACITY
dc.subjectCARGO CARRIERS
dc.subjectCARGO HANDLING
dc.subjectCARGO HANDLING CHARGE
dc.subjectCARGO SERVICES
dc.subjectCARGO SPACE
dc.subjectCARGO TRAFFIC
dc.subjectCARRIAGE
dc.subjectCARRIERS
dc.subjectCIVIL AVIATION
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE TRUCKING INDUSTRY
dc.subjectCONCESSION
dc.subjectCONCESSION ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectCONTAINER CARGO
dc.subjectCONTAINER HANDLING
dc.subjectCONTAINER SHIPS
dc.subjectCONTAINER TRAFFIC
dc.subjectCONTAINER VESSELS
dc.subjectCONTAINERS
dc.subjectCONTAINERS PER HOUR
dc.subjectCORRIDOR
dc.subjectCOST OF POWER
dc.subjectCOST OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY RATIO
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCOSTS OF POWER
dc.subjectCROSSING
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS CLEARANCE
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR POWER
dc.subjectDEMURRAGE
dc.subjectDEREGULATION
dc.subjectDIRECT FLIGHTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEDGE
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectENERGY COSTS
dc.subjectEXCLUSIVE RIGHTS
dc.subjectEXPORT
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFLEET MODERNIZATION
dc.subjectFLIGHT
dc.subjectFOREIGN AIRLINES
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subjectFORWARDING
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFREIGHT FLEET
dc.subjectFREIGHT FORWARDERS
dc.subjectFREIGHT MOVEMENT
dc.subjectFREIGHT MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectFREIGHT RATES
dc.subjectFREIGHT SERVICES
dc.subjectFREIGHT TARIFFS
dc.subjectFREIGHT TRAFFIC
dc.subjectFREIGHTERS
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL SURCHARGE
dc.subjectGENERATION
dc.subjectGENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
dc.subjectGROWTH FORECASTS
dc.subjectGROWTH IN TRAFFIC
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHANDLING
dc.subjectHEAVY TRAFFIC
dc.subjectHEAVY TRUCKS
dc.subjectHIGH TRANSPORT
dc.subjectHIGHWAY
dc.subjectHUB
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTATION OF ROAD MAINTENANCE
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARD
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
dc.subjectJOINT VENTURES
dc.subjectLAND TRANSPORT
dc.subjectLANDLOCKED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLANDLOCKED COUNTRY
dc.subjectLOCOMOTIVE
dc.subjectMARGINAL COSTS
dc.subjectMARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMILEAGE
dc.subjectMODE OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectNATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectNATIONAL RAILWAY
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectPASSENGER
dc.subjectPASSENGER AIRCRAFT
dc.subjectPASSENGER TRAFFIC
dc.subjectPETROLEUM PRODUCTS
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectPORT ACCESS
dc.subjectPORT CONGESTION
dc.subjectPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPORT OF ENTRY
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER NETWORK
dc.subjectRADAR
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectRAIL CORRIDORS
dc.subjectRAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectRAIL LINES
dc.subjectRAIL NETWORKS
dc.subjectRAIL SERVICES
dc.subjectRAIL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectRAIL TRAFFIC
dc.subjectRAIL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectRAILWAY LINE
dc.subjectRAILWAY LINES
dc.subjectRAILWAY NETWORK
dc.subjectRAILWAY NETWORKS
dc.subjectRAILWAY SYSTEM
dc.subjectRAILWAYS
dc.subjectRANGE
dc.subjectREGIONAL AIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectREGIONAL AIRPORTS
dc.subjectREGIONAL HUB
dc.subjectREGIONAL HUBS
dc.subjectREGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectREGIONAL NETWORK
dc.subjectREGIONAL RAIL NETWORK
dc.subjectREGIONAL SAFETY OVERSIGHT
dc.subjectRIM
dc.subjectRIVER
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD CORRIDORS
dc.subjectROAD FREIGHT SERVICES
dc.subjectROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectROAD LINKS
dc.subjectROAD MAINTENANCE
dc.subjectROAD NETWORK
dc.subjectROAD QUALITY
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectROLLING STOCK
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectRUNWAYS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY OVERSIGHT
dc.subjectSAFETY STANDARDS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSHIPMENTS
dc.subjectSHIPPING
dc.subjectSHIPPING LINES
dc.subjectSQUARE
dc.subjectSURFACE TRANSPORT
dc.subjectTERMINAL
dc.subjectTERMINALS
dc.subjectTOLL
dc.subjectTOLL ROAD
dc.subjectTOLL ROAD CONCESSIONS
dc.subjectTRADE LOGISTICS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRAFFIC DENSITY
dc.subjectTRAFFIC FLOWS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC PATTERNS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE
dc.subjectTRAFFIC VOLUMES
dc.subjectTRAINS
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSIT CORRIDORS
dc.subjectTRANSIT TIMES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT CAPACITY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT CORRIDORS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MARKET
dc.subjectTRANSPORT OF GOODS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT RAILWAYS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT RATES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION RATES
dc.subjectTRANSSHIPMENT
dc.subjectTRAVEL TIMES
dc.subjectTRIP
dc.subjectTRUCK PROCESSING
dc.subjectTRUCKING COMPANIES
dc.subjectTRUCKS
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectWAITING TIME
dc.subjectWAREHOUSE
dc.subjectWAREHOUSING
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWHOLESALE MARKETS
dc.titleEast Africa's Infrastructure : A Regional Perspectiveen
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okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalEast Africa
okr.topicTransport::Airports and Air Services
okr.topicTransport and Trade Logistics
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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