TY - BOOK ID - 510708 TI - Africa's transport infrastructure : mainstreaming maintenance and management AU - Gwilliam, K. M. AU - Bofinger, Heinrich. PY - 2011 SN - 0821384562 0821386050 9780821384565 9780821386057 9786613065995 1283065991 PB - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Economic infrastructure KW - Transport. Traffic KW - Sub-Saharan Africa KW - Infrastructure (Economics) --Africa. KW - Transportation --Africa. KW - Transportation KW - Infrastructure (Economics) KW - Business & Economics KW - Transportation Economics KW - Capital, Social (Economics) KW - Social capital (Economics) KW - Social infrastructure KW - Social overhead capital KW - Economic development KW - Human settlements KW - Public goods KW - Public works KW - Capital UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:510708 AB - This book presents and analyzes the results of a comprehensive collection of data on the extent and condition of transport infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa, identifies the reasons for poor performance, and estimates future financing needs.The transport facilities of Sub-Saharan Africa were built primarily for the colonial exploitation of mineral and agricultural resources. The chief goal of road and rail networks was to link mines, plantations, and other sites for the exploitation and transformation on natural resources to ports, rather than to provide general connectivity within the regio ER -