Private Infrastructure : Are the Trends in Low-income Countries Different?

Private Infrastructure : Are the Trends in Low-income Countries Different?

This note, based on the World Bank's Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) project database, reviews trends in infrastructure projects with private participation in low-income countries. Four main conclusions arise. Surprisingly, the p...

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Main Authors: Houskamp, Melissa, Tynan, Nicola
Format: Viewpoint
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INVESTMENTS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ENERGY SECTOR
GREENFIELD PROJECTS
MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES
PROPORTIONAL SAMPLING INCOME
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/10/729352/trends-low-income-countries-different
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11411
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spelling okr-10986-114112021-06-14T11:02:20Z Private Infrastructure : Are the Trends in Low-income Countries Different? Houskamp, Melissa Tynan, Nicola PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INVESTMENTS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENERGY SECTOR GREENFIELD PROJECTS MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES PROPORTIONAL SAMPLING INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES This note, based on the World Bank's Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) project database, reviews trends in infrastructure projects with private participation in low-income countries. Four main conclusions arise. Surprisingly, the proportion of countries with at least one project - eighty one percent - is higher among low-income, than middle-income countries. As in middle-income countries, most investment has been in telecommunications, or energy projects. However, in low-income countries, well over half the projects are greenfield. And the scale of private participation in low-income countries, lags far behind that in middle-income countries. 2012-08-13T14:59:43Z 2012-08-13T14:59:43Z 2000-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/10/729352/trends-low-income-countries-different http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11411 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 216 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research
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topic PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INVESTMENTS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ENERGY SECTOR
GREENFIELD PROJECTS
MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES
PROPORTIONAL SAMPLING INCOME
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
spellingShingle PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INVESTMENTS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ENERGY SECTOR
GREENFIELD PROJECTS
MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES
PROPORTIONAL SAMPLING INCOME
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
Houskamp, Melissa
Tynan, Nicola
Private Infrastructure : Are the Trends in Low-income Countries Different?
relation Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 216
description This note, based on the World Bank's Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) project database, reviews trends in infrastructure projects with private participation in low-income countries. Four main conclusions arise. Surprisingly, the proportion of countries with at least one project - eighty one percent - is higher among low-income, than middle-income countries. As in middle-income countries, most investment has been in telecommunications, or energy projects. However, in low-income countries, well over half the projects are greenfield. And the scale of private participation in low-income countries, lags far behind that in middle-income countries.
format Publications & Research :: Viewpoint
author Houskamp, Melissa
Tynan, Nicola
author_facet Houskamp, Melissa
Tynan, Nicola
author_sort Houskamp, Melissa
title Private Infrastructure : Are the Trends in Low-income Countries Different?
title_short Private Infrastructure : Are the Trends in Low-income Countries Different?
title_full Private Infrastructure : Are the Trends in Low-income Countries Different?
title_fullStr Private Infrastructure : Are the Trends in Low-income Countries Different?
title_full_unstemmed Private Infrastructure : Are the Trends in Low-income Countries Different?
title_sort private infrastructure : are the trends in low-income countries different?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/10/729352/trends-low-income-countries-different
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11411
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