The SADC’s Infrastructure : A Regional Perspective

Infrastructure improvements boosted growth in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) by 1.2 percentage points per capita per year during 1995-2005, mainly from access to mobile telephony. Road network improvements made small growth contr...

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Main Authors:	Ranganathan, Rupa, Foster, Vivien
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ABUSE OF MONOPOLY POWER ACCIDENT ACCIDENT RATES ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AIM AIR AIR NAVIGATION AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES AIR SAFETY AIR SERVICES AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AIR TRANSPORT AIR TRANSPORT MARKET AIR TRAVEL AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFTS AIRLINE AIRLINE FARES AIRLINES AIRPORTS AIRWAYS AIRWORTHINESS ALTERNATIVE MODES ARTERIES ARTERY AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC AVERAGE TARIFF AVERAGE TARIFFS AVIATION POLICY BERTH BERTH CONGESTION BERTHS BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BRIDGE BRIDGE BORDER CROSSING BUS BUS FARE BUS SERVICES BUSES CABLE CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS CARBON EMISSIONS CARGO CARGO HANDLING CARGO HANDLING CHARGE CARGO TRAFFIC CARRIAGE CARRIERS CIVIL AVIATION COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONCESSIONAIRE CONCESSIONS CONGESTION CONSTRUCTION CONTAINER HANDLING CONTAINER TRAFFIC CONTAINER VESSELS CONTAINERS CONTAINERS PER HOUR COST OF POWER COST OF TRANSPORT COST RECOVERY COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS COSTS OF DELAYS COSTS OF POWER COSTS OF TRANSPORT CROSSING CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DEMAND FOR POWER DIRECT CALLS DIRECT COMPETITION DISPATCH DOMESTIC AIR TRANSPORT DOMESTIC AIR TRANSPORT MARKET DRIVING DUTY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIES OF SCALE EDGE ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION ENERGY COSTS FLEETS FLIGHT FOREIGN INVESTORS FREIGHT CLEARANCE FREIGHT FORWARDERS FREIGHT MOVEMENTS FREIGHT TARIFFS FREIGHT TRAFFIC GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY HANDLING HIGH TRANSPORT HIGHWAY HUB IMPLEMENTATION OF ROAD MAINTENANCE INCREASE IN CAPACITY INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING INTERCONNECTION SERVICES INTERCONTINENTAL FLIGHTS INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS INTERNATIONAL PORTS INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING LINES INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE JOURNEY LANDING LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LANDLOCKED COUNTRY LIFTING LOCOMOTIVE LOWER PRICES LOWER TRAFFIC VOLUMES MAINTENANCE COSTS MARGINAL COSTS MILEAGE MODAL TRANSPORT MODAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM MODES OF TRANSPORT NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE NATIONAL RAILWAY NATIONAL TRANSPORT NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDOR OPEN ACCESS OPERATIONAL SAFETY PASSENGER PASSENGER SERVICES PASSENGERS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PORT CHARGES PORT OF ENTRY PORT SERVICES POWER POWER NETWORK POWER SECTOR PRICE OF BROADBAND ACCESS PROFIT MARGINS RADAR RAIL RAIL CORRIDOR RAIL FARES RAIL FREIGHT RAIL LINES RAIL NETWORKS RAIL OPERATORS RAIL RAIL RAIL ROUTES RAIL SERVICE RAIL SERVICES RAIL SYSTEM RAIL SYSTEMS RAIL TRANSIT RAIL TRANSPORT RAILWAY RAILWAY LINES RAILWAY NETWORK RAILWAY NETWORKS RAILWAY OPERATORS RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAY SYSTEM RAILWAYS RANGE REGIONAL AIR TRANSPORT REGIONAL AIRPORTS REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE REGIONAL NETWORK REGIONAL RAIL NETWORK RIVER ROAD ROAD CONDITIONS ROAD CORRIDORS ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD SYSTEM ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES ROAD USER ROAD USER FEE ROAD VEHICLES ROADS ROUTE SAFETY SAFETY OVERSIGHT SAFETY STANDARDS SANITATION SEAPORTS SHIPPERS SHIPS SQUARE SURFACE TRANSPORT TERMINAL TERMINALS TOURISTS TRADE FACILITATION TRAFFIC TRAFFIC DENSITY TRAFFIC FLOWS TRAFFIC LEVEL TRAFFIC LEVELS TRAFFIC PATTERNS TRAFFIC PLANNING TRAFFIC VOLUME TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRAILS TRAINS TRANSIT TRANSIT CORRIDORS TRANSIT TIMES TRANSPORT ALTERNATIVES TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT MARKETS TRANSPORT OF GOODS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORTATION TRANSSHIPMENT TRAVEL TIME TRIP TRUCKING COMPANIES TRUCKS URBAN BUS UTILITIES VEHICLE VEHICLES VERTICAL INTEGRATION WAREHOUSING WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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Summary:	Infrastructure improvements boosted growth in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) by 1.2 percentage points per capita per year during 1995-2005, mainly from access to mobile telephony. Road network improvements made small growth contributions, while power sector inadequacy had a negative impact. Infrastructure improvements that matched those of Mauritius, the regional leader, could boost regional growth performance by 3 percentage points. SADC's 15 member countries include small, isolated economies with island states, a mix of low- and middle-income countries, and larger countries with potentially large economies. The economic geography reinforces the importance of regional infrastructure development to create a larger market and greater economic opportunities. The region's infrastructure indicators are high for Africa. The regional road network is well-developed, and surface transport is comparatively cheap, but subject to delays and long-haul fees. An extensive railway system competes directly with road transport. With integration and improvements, SADC's ports could form an effective transshipment network. Air transport, dominated by South Africa, is the best in Africa. Electricity in southern Africa is well developed; the region leads Africa in generation capacity and low rates, but access is limited. ICT services are the most accessible among the regions, though expensive. Landlocked countries still need to be connected, and greater competition is needed to reduce costs. Completing and maintaining SADC's infrastructure will require $2.1 billion annually for a decade. For small countries, and large countries with small revenues, the burden may be insurmountable without external assistance.

The SADC’s Infrastructure : A Regional Perspective

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