Infrastructure Services in Developing Countries : Access, Quality, Costs and Policy Reform

The authors review the evidence on the state of infrastructure in the developing world, emphasizing the investment needs and the emerging policy issues. While their assessment is seriously constrained by data gaps, they provide useful insights on t...

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Main Authors:	Briceño-Garmendia, Cecilia, Estache, Antonio, Shafik, Nemat
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING AIRPORTS AVERAGE COSTS BASIC EDUCATION CLINICS CORRUPTION COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS DEBT DEBT SERVICE DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANKS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DIMINISHING RETURNS DISCLOSURE DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC GROWTH EFFICIENCY LEVELS ELASTICITIES ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY GENERATION EMPLOYMENT ENDOWMENTS EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL POLICIES FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL PERFORMANCE HEALTH CARE HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH OUTCOMES HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING POLICY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INFANT MORTALITY INFRASTRUCTURE POLICIES INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL DONORS INVESTMENT EXPENDITURES LATIN AMERICAN LOCAL CAPACITY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MONOPOLIES MORTALITY NEGATIVE EFFECTS NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES PERVERSE INCENTIVES POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY POLLUTION REGULATION PORTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROVISIONS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESOURCE ALLOCATION ROADS SANITATION SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS THAILAND TRANSPORTATION TREASURY UGANDA URBAN GROWTH URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN POPULATIONS URBANIZATION UTILITIES VIETNAM WAGES WATER POLLUTION WATER QUALITY WATER SUPPLY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/5589469/infrastructure-services-developing-countries-access-quality-costs-policy-reform http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14721

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Infrastructure Services in Developing Countries : Access, Quality, Costs and Policy Reform

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