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000807s1994 nyuab o 001 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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0195209915 |
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0195209923 |
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0585230579 (electronic bk.) |
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9780195209914 |
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9780195209921 |
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9780585230573 (electronic bk.) |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN |
0195209923 |
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| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
| Classification number |
HC59.7 |
| Item number |
.W659 1994eb |
| 090 00 - LOCALLY ASSIGNED LC-TYPE CALL NUMBER (OCLC); LOCAL CALL NUMBER (RLIN) |
| Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) |
330.917 |
| Local cutter number (OCLC) ; Book number/undivided call number, CALL (RLIN) |
THE |
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1994 |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT |
| Title |
World development report. |
| Number of part/section of a work |
1994, |
| Name of part/section of a work |
Infrastructure for development |
| Medium |
[electronic resource]. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Oxford University Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c1994. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
| Extent |
1 online resource (x, 254 p.) |
| Other physical details |
ill., maps. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
| General note |
Published for the World Bank. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
| Formatted contents note |
Infrastructure: achievements, challenges, and opportunities -- Running public entities on commercial principles -- Using markets in infrastructure provision -- Beyond markets in infrastructure -- Financing needed investments -- Setting priorities and implementing reform. |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
| Summary, etc. |
World Development Report 1994 examines the link between infrastructure and development and explores ways in which developing countries can improve both the provision and the quality of infrastructure services. In recent decades, developing countries h ave made substantial investments in infrastructure, achieving dramatic gains for households and producers by expanding their access to services such as safe water, sanitation, electric power, telecommunications, and transport. Even more infrastructure investment and expansion are needed in order to extend the reach of services - especially to people living in rural areas and to the poor. But as this report shows, the quantity of investment cannot be the exclusive focus of policy. Improving the quality of infrastructure service also is vital. Both quantity and quality improvements are essential to modernize and diversify production, help countries compete internationally, and accommodate rapid urbanization. The report identifies the basic cause of poor past performance as inadequate institutional incentives for improving the provision of infrastructure. To promote more efficient and responsive service delivery, incentives need to be changed through commercial management, competition, and user involvement. Several trends are helping to improve the performance of infrastructure. First, innovation in technology and in the regulatory management of markets makes more diversity possible in the supply of services. Second, an evaluation of the role of government is leading to a shift from direct government provision of services to increasing private sector provision and recent experience in many countries with public-private partnerships is highlighting new ways to increase efficiency and expand services. Third, increased concern about social and environmental sustainability has heightened public interest in infrastructure design and performance. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Economic development. |
| 650 #2 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Developing Countries |
| General subdivision |
economics. |
| 650 #2 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Economics. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
| Geographic name |
Developing countries |
| General subdivision |
Economic conditions. |