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"FINANCING OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN ALGERIA: THE CASE OF EAST-WEST HIGHWAY "

Author(s): Ahmed Smahi
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Editura Bibliotheca
Keywords: highway; public funding; economic dimension; Algeria

Summary/Abstract: The road projects are undertaken to improve the economic and social welfare of users and populations served. Thus, the road is positioned at the heart of planning, since it is what will create a coordination and synergy between different roads, participates in the hierarchy of the urban ensures, in particular economic exchanges between different regions of a country and helps to reduce transportation costs. The development of communication channels is also an essential instrument of any policy planning and development of a country. At the dawn of the third millennium, Algeria faces major economic challenges in a global environment dominated by market forces and competitiveness, and where communication networks play an increasingly important. The realization of the highway east-west length of 1216 km, and a real global cost and 11 billion dollars, is the liaison between Annaba and Tlemcen with serving the large pole directly affecting 24 wilayas, and is part of a national spatial planning (SNAT), it will reshape the territorial occupation, and rebalance the territory to give an attractive cities in Algeria in the Euro-Mediterranean framework Maghreb and in order to attract investment to the poles of competition and excellence. The problem of our work is mainly to highlight the review of public projects including the east west highway through the economic and financial mechanisms and to identify sources of funding for this infrastructure while ensuring give directions when necessary to diversify sources of financing involving challenges in a world affected by the financial crisis.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 4 (13)
  • Page Range: 33-50
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: French