Description |
1 online resource (xii, 197 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Series |
World Bank working paper, 1726-5878 ; no. 58 |
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World Bank working paper ; no. 58. 1726-5878
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World Bank e-Library.
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Contents |
Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Summary; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF UNNUMBERED BOXES; 2 Institutions and Infrastructure; 3 Telecommunications Sector; LIST OF TABLES; 4 Electricity Sector; 5 Water Sector; 6 Ports and Maritime Transport; 7 Airports and Aviation; 8 A Strategy to Sustainably Finance Infrastructure in the Caribbean; Annex; LIST OF UNNUMBERED TABLES; References |
Summary |
This book reviews the access to services, investment needs, tariffs, and efficiency of fifteen Caribbean countries across five infrastructure sectors (telecommunications, electricity, water and sanitation, maritime transport and ports, and airports and air services). Benchmarks are established to compare Caribbean countries with each other, and with similar countries. To some extent, differences in performance can be explained by unalterable factors such as a given country's size and location. However, we find that, in many cases, differences in performance among countries cannot be completely |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-197) |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Infrastructure (Economics) -- Caribbean Area
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Infrastructure (Economics) -- Government policy -- Caribbean Area
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Infrastructure (Economics) -- Caribbean Area -- Finance
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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Infrastructure (Economics) -- Government policy
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Infrastructure (Economics) -- Finance
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Infrastructure (Economics)
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Infrastruktur
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Infrastructure (Économie politique)
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Services publics.
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Benchmarking.
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Investissement.
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PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
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TRANSPORT FINANCING.
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PUBLIC SERVICES.
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CARIBBEAN REGION.
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Caribbean Area
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Karibik
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Caraïbes (Région)
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Genre/Form |
Statistiques (Descripteur de forme)
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Jha, Abhas Kumar, 1966-
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LC no. |
2005048641 |
ISBN |
9780821362808 |
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0821362801 |
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082136281X |
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9780821362815 |
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1280168870 |
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9781280168871 |
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6610168873 |
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9786610168873 |
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