Infrastructure services in developing countries : access, quality, costs and policy reform, Vol. 1 of 1

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Infrastructure services in developing countries : access, quality, costs and policy reform

Author:	Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia; Estache, Antonio; Shafik, Nemat;	Collection Title:	Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 3468
Country:	World;	Date Stored:	2005/02/08
Document Date:	2004/12/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	The World Region
Report Number:	WPS3468	SubTopics:	Environmental Economics & Policies; Banks & Banking Reform; Urban Services to the Poor; Health Economics & Finance; Decentralization; Public Sector Economics
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: The authors review the evidence on the state of infrastructure in the developing world, emphasizing the investment needs and the emerging policy issues. While their assessment is seriously constrained by data gaps, they provide useful insights on the main challenges ahead, emphasizing that, in addition to the widely discussed access problems, the poorest also face major affordability and service quality issues which were not well addressed by the reforms of the 1990s. The authors make a case for a stronger commitment of the international community to generate the information needed to assess and monitor infrastructure needs and policies.


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