Infrastructure in Africa / edited by Mthuli Ncube and Charles Leyeka Lufumpa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ncube, Mthuli, 1963- editor.

Lufumpa, Charles Leyeka, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Africa.

Economic development.

Infrastructure (Economics)--Africa.

Infrastructure (Economics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxiv, 686 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, England : Policy Press, [2017]

Summary:

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, providing an important resource for researchers, students, policymakers and NGOs.

Contents:

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

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

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

6. Africa's prospects for infrastructure development and regional integration : energy sector / Ethel Teljeur, Mayuree Chetty, Morn©♭ Hendriksz

7. Africa's prospects for infrastructure development and regional integration : transport sector / Taz Chaponda, Duncan Lishman

8. Africa's prospects for infrastructure development and regional integration : information and communications technology sector / Lishan Adam, Maurice Mubila

9. The state of infrastructure in East Africa / Tito Yepes, Charles Leyeka Lufumpa

10. Integrated approaches for infrastructure / Charles Leyeka Lufumpa, Maurice Mubila, Tito Yepes

11. Regional integration and infrastructure connectivity in Africa / Maurice Mubila, Tito Yepes

12. Infrastructure deficit and opportunities in Africa / Albert Mafusire, Zuzana Brixiova, John Anyanwu, Qingwei Meng

13. Comparative analysis of costs of some selected infrastructure components across Africa / Oliver Chinganya, Abdoulaye Adam, Marc Kouakou

14. Infrastructure deficit and financing needs in Africa / Mthuli Ncube

15. Innovative financing for infrastructure : Africa50 Fund issues / George Kararach

16. Infrastructure, political economy and Africa's transformational agenda / Mthuli Ncube, Charles Leyeka Lufumpa, George Kararach.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4473-2667-9

1-4473-2666-0

1-4473-2665-2

OCLC:

987911002