Issues for Infrastructure Management in the 1990s

No AccessWorld Bank Discussion Papers12 Aug 2013Issues for Infrastructure Management in the 1990sAuthors/Editors: Arturo IsraelArturo Israelhttps://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-2193-5SectionsAboutPDF (0.5 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:Infrastructure - broadly defined as electric power, irrigation, transport, telecommunications, water supply, and sanitation - will play a key role in facilitating the resumption and acceleration of growth in developing countries. This study analyzes a number of issues that are common to all infrastructure sectors. Some, such as the reliability of infrastructure servies, emerge from the need to adapt those services to the stricter requirements of an open economy and to improve their performance. But most of the issues emerge from exploring the specific implications for infrastructure of the changing role of the private sector and competitive markets in the provision and regulation of infrastructure services. A dominant theme arising from this analysis is the need to reorient thinking about infrastructure away from the traditional emphasis on supply toward demand considerations and the quantitative but also qualitative needs of users, clients, and beneficiaries. The study summarizes much of the background work undertaken for a sectoral policy review of infrastructure. It makes several operational recommendations and proposes research priorities. Previous bookNext book FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetailsCited bySustainable management of irrigation infrastructures in China: The role of lineage and resource endowmentE3S Web of Conferences, Vol.13119 November 2019Presumptions of Decentralisation in the Context of Institutional and Political EconomyManagement of Organizations: Systematic Research, Vol.80, No.116 March 2019Public Values in Western Europe: A Temporal PerspectiveThe American Review of Public Administration, Vol.41, No.118 May 2010Shifting Paradigms in Water Provisioning Policies: A Trinidad Case StudyInternational Journal of Water Resources Development, Vol.21, No.3Investing in Rural InfrastructureInternational Regional Science Review, Vol.24, No.126 July 2016The Slum Upgrading MythUrban Studies, Vol.36, No.92 July 2016How to assess the quality dimension of urban infrastructure:Cities, Vol.15, No.4Organisational DilemmasWater supply and sanitation in urban South Africa: Getting it right during the transition and beyondDevelopment Southern Africa, Vol.12, No.627 February 2008Financing investments in water supply and sanitationNatural Resources Forum, Vol.19, No.4Infrastructure's Impact on Development: Lessons from WDR 1994Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Vol.1, No.1 View Published: August 1992ISBN: 978-0-8213-2193-5 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsLatin America & CaribbeanSouth AsiaRelated CountriesIndiaRelated TopicsTransport KeywordsINFRASTRUCTUREECONOMIC IMPLICATIONSENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTSPERFORMANCE STANDARDSCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSISEXTERNALITIESFINANCING OF INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTPUBLIC SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURERAILROADROADSSANITATIONTRANSPORTVEHICLES PDF downloadLoading ...