Why Does Cargo Spend Weeks in Sub-Saharan African Ports?

by Gael Raballand, Monica Beuran, Salim Refas

Sub-Saharan Africa has a serious infrastructure deficit--estimated at about $48 billion a year--which is impeding the continent's competitiveness and hence its economic growth. How to solve this problem? Some advocate building more infrastructure while others suggest privatizing, or contracting out to the private sector, the management of infrastructure so that the discipline of the market will lead to more and better quality services. This book graphically...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821394991
• ISBN13: 9780821394991
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"