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The boring infrastructure that Rwanda needs

Frazer, Garth (2016) The boring infrastructure that Rwanda needs. International Growth Centre Blog (09 Aug 2016). Website.

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Abstract

Sometimes, the infrastructure that is needed is old and boring. In the 21st century, where the world is electronically interconnected and global information transfers happen in the fraction of a second, building electronic, communication infrastructure is an important component of economic success. Even small farmers in rural Africa benefit from these information transfers. For example, transfers can help spread knowledge of agricultural prices from distant markets. The challenge for governments, particularly low-income country governments, is to build infrastructure capacity in these “new” forms of electronic infrastructure, while not forgetting about the “old” infrastructure.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://www.theigc.org/
Additional Information: © 2016 The Author(s)
Divisions: International Growth Centre
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
T Technology > TF Railroad engineering and operation
Date Deposited: 20 Jun 2017 08:02
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 20:48
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/81722

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