Infrastructure in Africa

Lessons for Future Development

Mthuli Ncube, Charles Leyeka Lufumpa, Duncan Lishman , Mergen Chetty

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English

Policy Press
31 March 2017

Development studies; Public administration; Economic growth; Political economy

This book presents a comprehensive exploration of the state of infrastructure in Africa and provides an integrated analysis of the challenges the sector faces, based on extensive fieldwork across the continent, providing an important resource for researchers, students, policymakers and NGOs.

'Infrastructure in Africa is an exploration of the African Development Bank's databases and intentions with the Infrastructure Knowledge Program…[the book] serves as a valuable guide to the bank's most important statistical and macroeconomic information.' — Africa Today

Contributions by: Duncan Lishman, Mergen Chetty, Conor Teljeur
Edited by: Mthuli Ncube, Charles Leyeka Lufumpa
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 43mm
ISBN: 9781447326649
ISBN 10: 1447326644
Pages: 720
Publication Date: 31 March 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mthuli Ncube is Managing Director, Quantum Global Research LabLab, Switzerland. He was previously Professor of Public Policy at the University of Oxford and served as Chief Economist and Vice President at the African Development Bank Group. Dr Charles Leyeka Lufumpa is the Director of Statistics Department at the African Development Bank Group. He oversees the Bank’s statistical development activities in African countries as well as the data needs for the Bank.

Reviews for Infrastructure in Africa: Lessons for Future Development

With continued interest from foreign investors and the regional appetite for PPP's, Africa is poised to ride out the oil crisis and meet its infrastructure development goals. This book addresses some of the pressing issues of African infrastructure. By Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais, Founder and Chairman of the Advisory Board, Quantum Global Group