The Central African Republic's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Domí ; nguez-Torres, Carolina ; Foster, Vivien

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY;    ACCESS TO SAFE WATER;    ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY;    ACCESSIBILITY;    ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Between 2000 and 2005 infrastructuremade a modest net contribution of less than one percentagepoint to the improved per capita growth performance of theCentral African Republic (CAR), despite high expenses in theroad sector. Raising the country's infrastructureendowment to that of the region's middle-incomecountries could boost annual growth by about 3.5 percentagepoints. Assuming that the inefficiencies are fully captured,comparing spending needs against existing spending andpotential efficiency gains leaves an annual funding gap of$183 million per year. By far the largest gap exists intransport. The CAR has the potential to close this gap byraising additional public funding for infrastructure fromincreased fiscal receipts of various kinds. Furthermore, theCAR has not captured as much private finance forinfrastructure (measured as a percentage of Gross DomesticProduct, or GDP) as many of its neighbors. This scope forimprovement, coupled with the prospect of an economicrebound and prudent policies, could lift the country from itfragile state back to and beyond the prosperity standards itonce enjoyed.