Publication: Africa's Infrastructure : A Time for Transformation: A Time for Transformation
Date
2010
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Published
2010
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Abstract
This study is part of the Africa
Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD), a project designed
to expand the world's knowledge of physical
infrastructure in Africa. The AICD will provide a baseline
against which future improvements in infrastructure services
can be measured, making it possible to monitor the results
achieved from donor support. It should also provide a more
solid empirical foundation for prioritizing investments and
designing policy reforms in the infrastructure sectors in
Africa. The AICD is based on an unprecedented effort to
collect detailed economic and technical data on the
infrastructure sectors in Africa. The project has produced a
series of original reports on public expenditure, spending
needs, and sector performance in each of the main
infrastructure sectors, including energy, information and
communication technologies, irrigation, transport, and water
and sanitation. The first phase of the AICD focused on 24
countries that together account for 85 percent of the gross
domestic product, population, and infrastructure aid flows
of Sub-Saharan Africa. Under a second phase of the project,
coverage is expanding to include as many of the additional
African countries as possible.
Citation
“Foster, Vivien; Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia. 2010. Africa's Infrastructure : A
Time for Transformation; Infrastructures africaines : Une transformation impérative; A Time for Transformation. Africa Development Forum. © World Bank. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/2692 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”