Local financing for infrastructure in Zambia

Constraints and interventions related to financing infrastructure, especially the role of pension funds

Abstract

This rapid review of literature identifies constraints and interventions related to financing infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa, with particular attention to the role of pension funds in the region. The need for infrastructure development in Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa is well-established in the literature (see, for example, World Bank, 2017; Brookings Institution, 2017; Cambridge Economic Policy Associates, 2015) and approaches to financing infrastructure investments have received significant attention (for example, Maurer, 2017; World Bank, 2017; Essers et al., 2016; Cambridge Economic Policy Associates, 2015; Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, 2015). However, specific discussion of infrastructure and financing in Zambia has received limited coverage in publicly-available documents that we were able to find in the time available for this report.

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Citation

Rajé, F. (2017). Local financing for infrastructure in Zambia. K4D Helpdesk Report. Brighton, UK: Institute of Development Studies.

Local financing for infrastructure in Zambia

Published 11 August 2017