This paper examines two theories of the 'subprime crisis' or 'GFC'. The 'financial architecture' theory holds that the failure of the financial system was fundamentally driven by institutional faults, especially in private sector risk management and public sector regulation and underpins the...

The New South Wales (NSW) government created the Sydney Metro Authority to design, build and operate a completely separate underground Metro rail system to supplement the existing public transport network in Sydney. By the time the NSW government abruptly cancelled the entire Metro project in...

Purpose – This article aims to examine a value creation model employed by Macquarie Bank, a worldwide leader in private infrastructure finance. The Macquarie case is interesting because the firm has internationalized by developing a unique market expertise; transformed this expertise into a set...

Public–Private Partnerships (PPP) in transport are a growing phenomenon throughout the world. The developing world in particular has seen a veritable explosion of such arrangements. There can be, however, a significant difference between developing countries that are ‘low-income’ versus...

The New South Wales (NSW) government created the Sydney Metro Authority to design, build and operate a completely separate underground Metro rail system to supplement the existing public transport network in Sydney. By the time the NSW government abruptly cancelled the entire Metro project in...

Purpose – What is the cost of corruption and associated financial malfeasance in public transit? The purpose of this paper is to consider this question, focusing on two American agencies: the Metropolitan Transit Authorities (MTA) in both New York and Los Angeles. Design/methodology/approach...

Chapter 1: Practicing Interdisciplinary Economic History -- Chapter 2: Understanding the Anthropocene.-Chapter 3: “1800”.-Chapter 4: “Political Economy”: The making of a North/South planet -- Chapter 5: Self, Socialisation, Organisation, Culture -- Chapter 6: “1848”.-Chapter 7:...