Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Public Expenditure Review : Infrastructure
The Timor-Leste Government’s 2011-2013 strategic development plan (SDP) outlines its plan for achieving upper-middle income country status, with a secure, well-educated, and healthy population, by 2030. It argues that the four key national attribut...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/03/24527342/timor-leste-public-expenditure-review-infrastructure http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22367 |
| Summary: | The Timor-Leste Government’s 2011-2013
strategic development plan (SDP) outlines its plan for
achieving upper-middle income country status, with a secure,
well-educated, and healthy population, by 2030. It argues
that the four key national attributes of political will,
economic potential, national integration, and a dynamic
population will underpin the achievement of this vision. The
development of infrastructure is a core pillar of the SDP.
Thus, the SDP outlines specific plans for a number of large
construction projects for the development of roads and
bridges, water and sanitation facilities, electrical power
generation facilities, telecommunications, and ports. The
SDP recognizes that Timor-Leste currently lacks the core
infrastructure required to support a modern and productive
economy. According to the SDP, government spending on
infrastructure will drive high, double-digit rates of
economic growth in the short and medium term, contributing
to a rate of growth of 8 percent by 2020. The SDP also
emphasizes the construction of infrastructure as a means to
achieve its stated goals in the pillars of economic
development, notably agriculture, and the development of
social capital. The SDP commits the government to a
significant school building program and to the expansion and
rehabilitation of health facilities such as local clinics
and hospitals. |
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