This book addresses the prospects and challenges concerning both soft and hard infrastructure development in Asia and provides a framework for achieving Asian connectivity through regional infrastructure cooperation towards a seamless Asia. Key topics included are: demand estimates of national...

Cover -- Contents -- I: BACKGROUND -- 1 Road Sector in India -- 1.1 Description of Road Network -- 1.2 Road Infrastructure Financing -- 1.3 The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Road Development -- 2 Public-Private Partnerships and Private Sector Finance -- 2.1 Definition of a...