Infrastructure in Africa

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4473-2663-2
Verlag: Policy Press

Buch, Englisch, 720 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1236 g

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 and early career development professionals as well as policymakers and NGOs engaged in dialoguing the infrastructure development options for Africa.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ncube, Mthuli

Leyeka Lufumpa, Charles

Weitere Mitwirkende

Chinganya, Oliver

Meng, Qingli

Lishman, Duncan

Chetty, Mergen

Teljeur, Conor

Yepes, Tito

Saidi, Ebong

Kararach, George

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Infrastructure in African development ~ M. Ncube, C.L. Lufumpa and G. Kararach;

Part 1: Spatial and demographic contexts;

Infrastructure development index ~ C.L. Lufumpa, N. Letsara and S. Saidi;

Rapid urbanization and the growing demand for urban infrastructure in Africa ~ C.L. Lufumpa and T. Yepes;

Infrastructure for the growing middle class in Africa ~ M. Mubila and T. Yepes;

Infrastructure and rural productivity in Africa ~ M. Mubila and T. Yepes;

Part 2: Sector-specific issues;

Water and sanitation in Africa: current status, trends, challenges and opportunities ~ G. Kararach and T. Yepes;

Africa’s prospects for infrastructure development and regional integration: energy sector ~ E. Teljeur; M. Chetty and M. Hendriksz;

Africa’s prospects for infrastructure development and regional integration: transport sector ~ T. Chaponda and D. Lishman;

Africa’s prospects for infrastructure development and regional integration: ICT sector ~ L. Adam and M. Mubila;

Part 3. Regional issues;

The state of infrastructure in East Africa ~ T. Yepes and C.L Lufumpa;

Integrated approaches for infrastructure ~ C.L Lufumpa, M. Mubila and T. Yepes;

Regional integration and infrastructure connectivity in Africa ~ M. Mubila and T. Yepes;

Part 4: Financing issues;

Infrastructure deficit and opportunities in Africa ~ A. Mafusire, Z. Brixiova, J. Anyanwu and Q. Meng;

Comparative analysis of costs of some selected infrastructure components across Africa ~ O. Chinganya; A. Adam and M. Kouakou;

Infrastructure deficit and the financing needs in Africa ~ M. Ncube;

Innovative financing for infrastructure: Africa50 fund issues ~ G. Kararach;

Part 5: Concluding remarks;

Infrastructure, political economy and Africa’s transformational agenda ~ M. Ncube, C.L. Lufumpa and G. Kararach

Über Autor(innen)

Ncube, Mthuli
Mthuli Ncube is Managing Director, Quantum Global Research LabLab, Switzerland. He was previously Professor of Public Policy at the University of Oxford and served as Chief Economist and Vice President at the African Development Bank Group.

Chinganya, Oliver
University of Southampton

Leyeka Lufumpa, Charles
Dr Charles Leyeka Lufumpa is the Director of Statistics Department at the African Development Bank Group. He oversees the Bank’s statistical development activities in African countries as well as the data needs for the Bank.

Mthuli Ncube is Managing Director, Quantum Global Research LabLab, Switzerland. He was previously Professor of Public Policy at the University of Oxford and served as Chief Economist and Vice President at the African Development Bank Group.

Dr Charles Leyeka Lufumpa is the Director of Statistics Department at the African Development Bank Group. He oversees the Bank’s statistical development activities in African countries as well as the data needs for the Bank.