Transport Prices and Costs in Africa - A Review of the Main International Corridors (Paperback)

Transport prices for most African landlocked countries range from 15 to 20 percent of import costs. This is approximately two to three times more than in most developed countries. It is well known that weak infrastructure can account for low trade performance. Thus, it becomes necessary to understand what types of regional transport services operate in landlocked African nations and it is critical to identify the regulation disparities and provision anomalies that hurt infrastructure efficiency, even when the physical infrastructure, such as a road transport corridor, exists. ""Transport Prices and Costs in Africa"" analyzes the various reasons for poor transport performance seen widely throughout Africa and provides a compelling case for a number of national and regional reforms that are vital to the effort to address the underlying causes of high transport prices and costs and service unpredictability seen in Africa. The book will greatly help supervisory authorities throughout the region develop and implement a comprehensive transport policy that will facilitate long-term growth.

General

Imprint:	World Bank Publications
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2008
First published:	October 2008
Authors:	The World Bank • Supee Teravaninthorn • Gael Raballand
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	164
ISBN-13:	978-0-8213-7650-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Transport planning & policy > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8213-7650-0
Barcode:	9780821376508

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