Tunisia's achievement of 100 percent urban and 88 percent rural electrification is remarkable, all the more so because the country's definition of rural electrification is restricted to connections made outside incorporated areas. Compared to rural populations in other developing countries with...

Transport services are a key component of economic development. In many developing countries, however, purchases of imported oil and capital requirements for transport infrastructure strain already overburdened economies, and rapid growth in private vehicle fleets aggravates urban congestion and...