Financing and Managing Infrastructure in Africa

Posted: 10 May 2010

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Mthuli Ncube

BARBICAN Asset Management; London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Financial Markets Group

Abstract

This paper discusses various ways of financing infrastructure under public private partnership (PPP) arrangements in Africa. The paper presents the standard literature on the relationship between infrastructure investment and economic growth, highlighting the contradictory findings in the literature. Stylised facts about the state of infrastructure in Africa, compared with other regions such as Asia and Latin America, are also presented. Examples of how PPPs structures work are discussed including the build-operate-transfer, build-own-operate-transfer, build-own-operate and other arrangements. We also discuss various ways for funding housing in Africa. Examples of specific toll roads and hospitals in South Africa are provided. The paper draws some policy conclusions.

Keywords: O10, H40

Suggested Citation

Ncube, Mthuli, Financing and Managing Infrastructure in Africa. Journal of African Economies, Vol. 19, No. Suppl_1, pp. i114-i164, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1601759 or http://dx.doi.org/ejp020

Mthuli Ncube (Contact Author)

BARBICAN Asset Management ( email )

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Financial Markets Group

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