Transport and Economic Performance : Linkages and Implications for Sector Policy
Infrastructure's interactions with and importance to the economies of developing countries have not been fully understood. This is evident in the Bank's approach to sector work in infrastructure and in its structural adjustment programs,...
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okr-10986-100202021-04-23T14:02:48Z Transport and Economic Performance : Linkages and Implications for Sector Policy Creightney, Cavelle D. TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIVITY TRADE VOLUME TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORT POLICY STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE SHEETS CONSUMERS DEFICITS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC RATE OF RETURN FRAMEWORK IMPORTS INCOME INPUT PRICES LAND USE LAND VALUE LEISURE NATIONAL OUTPUT PASSENGER PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOODS RESOURCE ALLOCATION STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT TOLLS TOTAL COSTS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORTATION URBAN DEVELOPMENT VALUATION WAGES Infrastructure's interactions with and importance to the economies of developing countries have not been fully understood. This is evident in the Bank's approach to sector work in infrastructure and in its structural adjustment programs, which emphasize adjusting prices to the detriment of a country's infrastructure. Still, the available evidence indicates that in poorer countries with inadequate infrastructure, imperfect markets, and a lack of capital, the aggregate supply elasticity of agriculture to non-price factors, such as public goods and services, is substantially greater than the response to prices. Research and policy analysis are needed to understand the way in which infrastructure affects economic performance and to examine how this should be taken into account in our policy interventions, both in infrastructure sectors and in overall macroeconomic management. The sub-Saharan African Transport Program (SSATP) is trying to help governments in sub-Saharan Africa improve their transport policies and programs and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the transport sector. It helps governments of sub-Saharan Africa define much needed policy reforms and assists with their implementation. This document is the first SSATP publication which addresses the relationship between transport and economic performance and considers the implications of these linkages for sector policy. It reviews the literature on the linkages between transport and economic performance. 2012-08-13T10:11:17Z 2012-08-13T10:11:17Z 1994-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1994/03/1570738/transport-economic-performance-linkages-implications-sector-policy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10020 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 14 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa |
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TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIVITY TRADE VOLUME TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORT POLICY STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE SHEETS CONSUMERS DEFICITS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC RATE OF RETURN FRAMEWORK IMPORTS INCOME INPUT PRICES LAND USE LAND VALUE LEISURE NATIONAL OUTPUT PASSENGER PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOODS RESOURCE ALLOCATION STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT TOLLS TOTAL COSTS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORTATION URBAN DEVELOPMENT VALUATION WAGES Creightney, Cavelle D. Transport and Economic Performance : Linkages and Implications for Sector Policy |
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Infrastructure's interactions with
and importance to the economies of developing countries have
not been fully understood. This is evident in the
Bank's approach to sector work in infrastructure and in
its structural adjustment programs, which emphasize
adjusting prices to the detriment of a country's
infrastructure. Still, the available evidence indicates that
in poorer countries with inadequate infrastructure,
imperfect markets, and a lack of capital, the aggregate
supply elasticity of agriculture to non-price factors, such
as public goods and services, is substantially greater than
the response to prices. Research and policy analysis are
needed to understand the way in which infrastructure affects
economic performance and to examine how this should be taken
into account in our policy interventions, both in
infrastructure sectors and in overall macroeconomic
management. The sub-Saharan African Transport Program
(SSATP) is trying to help governments in sub-Saharan Africa
improve their transport policies and programs and enhance
the effectiveness and efficiency of the transport sector. It
helps governments of sub-Saharan Africa define much needed
policy reforms and assists with their implementation. This
document is the first SSATP publication which addresses the
relationship between transport and economic performance and
considers the implications of these linkages for sector
policy. It reviews the literature on the linkages between
transport and economic performance. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Creightney, Cavelle D. |
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Creightney, Cavelle D. |
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Creightney, Cavelle D. |
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Transport and Economic Performance : Linkages and Implications for Sector Policy |
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Transport and Economic Performance : Linkages and Implications for Sector Policy |
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Transport and Economic Performance : Linkages and Implications for Sector Policy |
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Transport and Economic Performance : Linkages and Implications for Sector Policy |
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Transport and Economic Performance : Linkages and Implications for Sector Policy |
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transport and economic performance : linkages and implications for sector policy |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1994/03/1570738/transport-economic-performance-linkages-implications-sector-policy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10020 |
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