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Africa's infrastructure : a time for transformation / Vivien Foster and Cecilia Briceño-Garmendia, editors. - Washington, DC : World Bank, c2010. - xxii, 355 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. - Africa development forum . - Africa development forum. .

"Presents the findings of the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD)"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

ISBN: 9780821380413 (pbk.) 0821380419 (pbk.) 9780821380833 (electronic) 0821380834 (electronic)

LCCN: 2009025406

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA991217 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015371502 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Infrastructure (Economics)--Africa.

LC Class. No.: HC 800 / .A47 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 363.6096