Africa's infrastructure
Subtitle: a time for transformation
By: Vivien Foster and Cecilia Briceño-Garmendia, editors.
Contributors: Foster, Vivien, 1968-; Briceño-Garmendia, Cecilia.; World Bank.; Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic.
Series: Africa development forum; Africa development forum
Publisher: Agence Française de Développement; World Bank
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
ISBN-13: 9780821380413; 9780821380833
Subjects: Infrastructure (Economics) -- Africa
Description: This booklet contains the Overview as well as a list of contents from the forthcoming book Africa's Infrastructure: A time for Transformation.
Notes: "Presents the findings of the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD)"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Africa's infrastructure : a time for transformation; title: The Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic; title: Meeting Africa's infrastructure needs; title: Closing Africa's funding gap; title: Dealing with poverty and inequality; title: Building sound institutions; title: Facilitating urbanization; title: Deepening regional integration; title: Information and communication technologies : a boost for growth; title: Power : catching up; title: Transport : more than the sum of its parts; title: Roads : broadening the agenda; title: Railways : looking for traffic; title: Ports and shipping : landlords needed; title: Airports and air transport : the sky's the limit; title: Water resources : a common interest; title: Irrigation : tapping potential; title: Water supply : hitting the target?; title: Sanitation : moving up the ladder.