ROAD POLICY REFORM IN AFRICA. IN: XIXTH WORLD ROAD CONGRESS, MARRAKESH, 22-28 SEPTEMBER 1991

This paper presents an overview of efforts undertaken under Road Maintenance Initiative (RMI) to define the key elements of improved road policy and tries to capture lessons from emerging experience. It also reviews briefly the current situation and response of governments and donors. The paper focuses on the main roads network which typically accounts for 50 percent of the total road network and 80 to 90 percent of inter-urban traffic.

• Corporate Authors:

  Permanent International Association of Road Congr

  2 Boulevard de la Tour Maubourg
  F-75007 Paris,   France 
• Authors:
  • Gaviria, J
  • Lundebye, S
  • Riverson, J
• Publication Date: 1991-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 71 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Policy; Policy making; Primary highways; Private enterprise; Roads; Transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: Africa
• Old TRIS Terms: Government policies
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Law; Policy; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00615108
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 19.42.B
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1991 12:00AM