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Are There Myths on Road Impact and Transport in Sub‐Saharan Africa?
Author(s) -
Beuran Monica,
Gachassin Marie,
Raballand Gaël
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
development policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1467-7679
pISSN - 0950-6764
DOI - 10.1111/dpr.12125
Subject(s) - status quo , procurement , investment (military) , business , preference , politics , developing country , state (computer science) , economic growth , development economics , finance , economic policy , economics , market economy , political science , marketing , algorithm , computer science , law , microeconomics
Large investments in road infrastructure continue to be high on the agenda of many African countries, only a few of which have actually amended their investment strategy. In many cases, there seems to be a preference for a status quo that can easily be explained by political‐economy factors driving policies in the sector. After presenting data on the state of roads in sub‐Saharan Africa (length, density, condition), this article demonstrates how most countries’ transport strategies are based on certain misperceptions and recommends better prioritisation of investments, better procurement and contract management, better projects implementation and better monitoring to improve the developmental impact of recent road investments.