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Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Asia / edited by John Cockburn, Yazid Dissou, Jean-Yves Duclos, Luca Tiberti
Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being | SpringerLink BücherPublisher: Cham ; Heidelberg ; New York ; Dordrecht ; London : Springer Open, [2013]Description: Online-Ressource (IX, 148 p. 19 illus., 15 illus. in color, online resource)ISBN:- 9783319031378
- 338.9
- HD72-88
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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 limit economic growth. At the same time, numerous other studies have shown that investment in infrastructure can be a highly 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.PPN: PPN: 775578258Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-SBE | ZDB-2-SOB | ZDB-2-SXEF | ZDB-2-SEB
IntroductionInfrastructure and Growth -- Approach -- China -- Pakistan -- Philippines -- Summary and conclusion.
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