Infrastructure in Africa : lessons for future development / edited by Mthuli Ncube and Charles Leyeka Lufumpa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ncube, Mthuli, 1963- editor.

Lufumpa, Charles Leyeka, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Infrastructure (Economics)--Africa.

Infrastructure (Economics).

Economic development--Africa.

Economic development.

Africa.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 686 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2017.

Summary:

Good infrastructure is essential for socio-economic growth and sustainable development. Safe and accessible water supplies, reliable energy, good transport networks and communications technology are all vital to a region's development agenda. This book presents a comprehensive exploration of the state of infrastructure in Africa and provides an integrated analysis of the challenges the sector faces, based on extensive fieldwork across the continent. Contributors with a wide range of expertise challenge current policy, practice and thinking on issues including the politics of infrastructure development, social inclusion, domestic resource mobilisation and infrastructure financing. The book will be an important resource for academic researchers, students, early career development professionals as well as policymakers and NGOs engaged in dialoguing the infrastructure development options for Africa. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: infrastructure in African development / Mthuli Ncube, Charles Leyeka Lufumpa, George Kararach

Part 1. Spatial and demograpuic contexts

1. Infrastructure development index / Charles Leyeka Lufumpa, Nirina Letsara, Slaheddine Saidi

2. Rapid urbanization and the growing demand for urban infrastructure in Africa / Charles Leyeka Lufumpa, Tito Yepes

3. Infrastructure for the growing middle class in Africa / Maurice Mubila, Tito Yepes

4. Infrastructure and rural productivity in Africa / Marice Mubila, Tito Yepes

Part 2. Cector-specific issues

5. Water and sanitation in Africa: current status trends, challenges and opportunities / George krarach, Tito Yepes

6. Africa's prospects for infrastructure development and regional integration: energy sector / Etel Teljeur, Mayuree Chetty, Morné Hendriksz

7. Africa's prospects for infrastructure development and regional integration: transport sector

8. Africa's prospects for infrastructure development and regional integration: information and communications technology sector.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781447326649

1447326644

OCLC:

921865869