Open Skies for Africa: Implementing the Yamoussoukro Decision

by Charles E. Schlumberger

In Africa, where poor roads, ports, and railways often constrain efficient transportation, air transport holds great potential as a lever for economic growth and development. Yet Africa has suffered several decades of inefficient air services. Uncompetitive flag carriers, set up by newly independent African states, offered primarily intercontinental flights, while the domestic air service market remained underdeveloped and underserved. The 1999 pan-African...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821382055
• ISBN13: 9780821382059
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"