Constructing Africa’s Cities : Labor Market Effects of Infrastructure Construction (English)

Rapid population growth and urbanization place substantial demands on African countries’ infrastructures. With this, major investments in public infrastructure, including transport, telecommunications, and public housing, are crucially needed. It is usually predicted that such large infrastructure investments create direct and indirect jobs. These expectations are often used to support additional construction and infrastructure development since they...

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Author

Sveta Milusheva;

Sandra Buzinsky;

Aram Gassama;

Marion Elena Sagot;

Vincent Thorne;
Document Date
2025/02/05
Document Type
Report
Report Number
197074
Volume No
1
Country
Senegal,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2025/02/06
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Constructing Africa’s Cities : Labor Market Effects of Infrastructure Construction

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

SN-Impact Evaluation of the BRT and TER in Dakar -- P166486

Major Sector

FY17 - Transportation

Theme

FY17 - Urban Development,FY17 - Gender,FY17 - Data production, accessibility and use,FY17 - Public Transport,FY17 - Job Creation,FY17 - Jobs,FY17 - Data Development and Capacity Building

Sector

FY17 - Railways,FY17 - Urban Transport

Topics

Financial Inclusion,Higher Education,Jobs ＆ Development,Labor Markets,Skills Development,Population,

Unit Owning

DIME Infra & Climate Change (DIME4)

Version Type

Final

Product Line

Advisory Services & Analytics

Citation

Sveta Milusheva; Sandra Buzinsky; Aram Gassama; Marion Elena Sagot; Vincent Thorne.

Constructing Africa’s Cities : Labor Market Effects of Infrastructure Construction (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099020525164528487

Constructing Africa’s Cities : Labor Market Effects of Infrastructure Construction (English)

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