Transport Corridors in Africa.

In-depth examination of the inherent tensions and dynamics of transport corridors in Africa: between short-term optics and long-term durability; between regional integration and national interest; between the facilitation of trade and the generation of corridor revenue.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lamarque, Hugh.
Other Authors: Nugent, Paul., Cissokho, Sidy., Soi, Isabella., Magrinyà, Francesc., Josa, Sergio Oliete., Byiers, Bruce., Woolfrey, Sean., Lombard, Jérôme., Sylvanus, Nina.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge : Boydell & Brewer, Limited, 2022.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Preface and Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction - Transport Corridors in Africa
  • 2. Infrastructure, Development and Neoliberalism in Africa
  • 3. The Temporal Layers of Transport Corridors in Uganda
  • 4. African and European Transport Networks in Perspective
  • 5. The Political Economy of West African Integration
  • 6. The Dakar-Bamako Corridor
  • 7. Privatising the Port: Harbouring Neoliberalism in Lomé
  • 8. Retrofit in the Golden Era of the Cameroonian Railways
  • 9. Thwarted Ambitions Along the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor
  • 10. Construction, Circulation and Competition
  • 11. Chinese Development Finance and the Addis-Djibouti Railway
  • 12. African Infrastructure and Chinese Companies
  • Index.