Infrastructure And Poverty In Sub-Saharan Africa Hardcover

India

Antonio Estache

Infrastructure and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa analyzes the extent to which, how, and how fast the infrastructure needs of the poor have been met in Sub-Saharan Africa. Estache and Wodon explore the extent to which some key policies have hurt or helped progress in trying to speed the expansions of coverage so clearly needed in the region. They focus on electricity, water, sanitation, and other services at the core of the day-to-day needs of the population, examining the extent to which reforms of the last 15-20 years have managed to reduce the infrastructure gap. They anchor their analysis on the evidence available about the macroeconomic importance of infrastructure for the region, the policies that have been adopted to accelerate coverage, and a detailed assessment of the poverty dimensions of infrastructure.

1137381493

9781137381491

English

Palgrave MacMillan

19 Nov 2014

190

Author Antonio Estache: Antonio Estache is Professor of Economics at Universite libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, and a researcher at the European Centre for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics, Belgium, and at the Centre for Economic and Policy Research, UK. Author Quentin Wodon: Quentin Wodon is an Adviser and Coordinator in the Education Global Practice at the World Bank.

Quentin Wodon

Kathryn Lomas

This book is the most comprehensive book so far on infrastructure and the poor in Sub-Saharan Africa. It combines accessible theoretical reasoning with a firm grip on empirical evidence. After reviewing the role of infrastructure on growth, it documents access rate to infrastructure services, affordability, quality, and costs. It also discusses the scope for reforms to improve the support to the poor. The book is simultaneously rigorous and easy to read. This is an essential contribution for anyone who is interested in development economics and poverty alleviation. - Emmanuelle Auriol, Professor of Economics, Toulouse School of Economics, France "This book challenges the development community to start thinking more objectively about how we deliver infrastructure to benefit the poor. It is not about private vs. public but using the available evidence to understand the challenges and the potential solutions to deliver more effective services to the poorest people in society." - John Hawkins, Programme Manager, Engineers Against Poverty, UK "This is essential reading for those wanting to understand the infrastructure challenge facing Africa and how to meet it. The authors quantify the challenge, assess the effectiveness of past reforms, and outline a strategy for delivering infrastructure that will support growth and meet the needs of the poor. A long overdue book that will shape future policies." - Tony Venables, BP Professor of Economics, University of Oxford, UK