Infrastructure and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chapter 1. Introduction

1. Introduction
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Part I. Infrastructure, Growth, and the MDGs

2. Infrastructure, Growth, and Country Strategies
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3. Infrastructure and the MDGs
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4. Africa’s Infrastructure Investment Needs
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Part II. Are Household Needs Being Met?

5. Where Do We Stand on Service Coverage for Households?
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6. How Big a Problem Is Access for the Poor?
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7. Are Infrastructure Services Affordable for All Users?
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8. Are Quality and Production Costs a Problem?
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Part III. What Did Past Reforms Achieve and What’s Next?

9. Markets, Institutions, and Reforms
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10. Reforming Prices and Subsidies in the Interest of the Poor
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11. Toward an African Infrastructure Strategy to Meet the Needs of the Poor
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Keywords: Economics, Development Economics, Economic Policy, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics, Political Economy, Poverty, Aid and Development