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Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Asia / edited by John Cockburn, Yazid Dissou, Jean-Yves Duclos, Luca Tiberti.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cockburn, John, Editor.
- Series:
- Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being, 2364-107X
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Development economics.
- Economic development.
- Finance, Public.
- Development Economics.
- Economic Growth.
- Public Economics.
- Local Subjects:
- Development Economics.
- Economic Growth.
- Public Economics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 148 pages) : colour illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2013.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Public spending on infrastructure plays an important role in promoting economic growth and poverty alleviation. Empirical studies unequivocally show that under-investment in infrastructure limits economic growth. At the same time, numerous other studies have shown that investment in infrastructure can be an effective tool in fighting poverty reduction. In that context, the financing of infrastructure has been a critical element of most economic growth and poverty reduction strategies in developing countries since the start of this millennium. This book provides a comparative analysis of the aggregate and sectoral implications of higher spending on infrastructure in three very different Asian countries: China, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Particular attention is paid to the role of alternative financing mechanisms for increasing public infrastructure investment, namely distortionary and non-distortionary means of financing. The book will be of interest to scholars and policy-makers concerned with economic growth in developing countries.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Infrastructure and Growth
- Approach
- China
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Summary and conclusion.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- CC BY-NC
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9783319031378 (ebook)
- OCLC:
- 868923338
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