 Infrastructure, Trade Expansion and Regional Integration: Global Experience and Lessons for Africa-super- †Kennedy K. Mbekeani Journal of African Economies, 2010, vol. 19, issue suppl_1, 88-113 Abstract: With increased competition in major markets forcing business to adapt to just in time production and management systems, flexibility, speed and reliability in delivery of goods have assumed significant importance. Yet, for many African countries, inadequate infrastructure and poor transport organization make it difficult to guarantee timely delivery of goods or ensure reliability or flexibility in the supply of goods. Drawing on lessons from the USA railroad experience, Latin America and Asia, the paper presents the global experiences of the role of infrastructure in promoting trade and regional integration and provides lessons for Africa. Copyright The author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Centre for the Study of African Economies. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org, Oxford University Press. Date: 2010 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:oup:jafrec:v:19:y:2010:i:suppl_1:p:88-113 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Journal of African Economies is currently edited by Francis Teal More articles in Journal of African Economies from Centre for the Study of African Economies Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, UK. Contact information at EDIRC. |
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