The African Project Preparation Gap : Africans Address a Critical Limiting Factor in Infrastructure Investment

In Africa it is becoming clear that the reasons for the shortage of infrastructure investment go beyond the need for policy and governance reforms. But the key problem is not a lack of funding, as might be expected. Instead, it is the lack of packa...

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Main Authors:	Leigland, James, Roberts, Andrew
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACTIONS BENEFICIARIES BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITIES CONSENSUS BUILDING COST-BENEFIT COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DRIVING EXTERNALITIES INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LENDERS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PREPARATION COSTS PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS RAIL RAIL PROJECTS SUSTAINABILITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPORT VEHICLES WATER SECTOR
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7615514/african-project-preparation-gap-africans-address-critical-limiting-factor-infrastructure-investment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10716

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spelling	okr-10986-107162021-04-23T14:02:52Z The African Project Preparation Gap : Africans Address a Critical Limiting Factor in Infrastructure Investment Leigland, James Roberts, Andrew ACTIONS BENEFICIARIES BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITIES CONSENSUS BUILDING COST-BENEFIT COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DRIVING EXTERNALITIES INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LENDERS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PREPARATION COSTS PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS RAIL RAIL PROJECTS SUSTAINABILITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPORT VEHICLES WATER SECTOR In Africa it is becoming clear that the reasons for the shortage of infrastructure investment go beyond the need for policy and governance reforms. But the key problem is not a lack of funding, as might be expected. Instead, it is the lack of packaged, bankable projects -- which in turn points to a need for more and better project preparation. But understanding this fact is only a beginning. African policy makers face special obstacles when it comes to adequate project preparation. Their work to resolve these problems is generating important lessons for other low-income regions. 2012-08-13T12:50:49Z 2012-08-13T12:50:49Z 2007-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7615514/african-project-preparation-gap-africans-address-critical-limiting-factor-infrastructure-investment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10716 English Gridlines; No. 18 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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topic	ACTIONS BENEFICIARIES BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITIES CONSENSUS BUILDING COST-BENEFIT COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DRIVING EXTERNALITIES INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LENDERS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PREPARATION COSTS PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS RAIL RAIL PROJECTS SUSTAINABILITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPORT VEHICLES WATER SECTOR
spellingShingle	ACTIONS BENEFICIARIES BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITIES CONSENSUS BUILDING COST-BENEFIT COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DRIVING EXTERNALITIES INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LENDERS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PREPARATION COSTS PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS RAIL RAIL PROJECTS SUSTAINABILITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPORT VEHICLES WATER SECTOR Leigland, James Roberts, Andrew The African Project Preparation Gap : Africans Address a Critical Limiting Factor in Infrastructure Investment
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description	In Africa it is becoming clear that the reasons for the shortage of infrastructure investment go beyond the need for policy and governance reforms. But the key problem is not a lack of funding, as might be expected. Instead, it is the lack of packaged, bankable projects -- which in turn points to a need for more and better project preparation. But understanding this fact is only a beginning. African policy makers face special obstacles when it comes to adequate project preparation. Their work to resolve these problems is generating important lessons for other low-income regions.
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author	Leigland, James Roberts, Andrew
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title	The African Project Preparation Gap : Africans Address a Critical Limiting Factor in Infrastructure Investment
title_short	The African Project Preparation Gap : Africans Address a Critical Limiting Factor in Infrastructure Investment
title_full	The African Project Preparation Gap : Africans Address a Critical Limiting Factor in Infrastructure Investment
title_fullStr	The African Project Preparation Gap : Africans Address a Critical Limiting Factor in Infrastructure Investment
title_full_unstemmed	The African Project Preparation Gap : Africans Address a Critical Limiting Factor in Infrastructure Investment
title_sort	african project preparation gap : africans address a critical limiting factor in infrastructure investment
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
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