India's Northeastern Region consists of eight states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland …

This study on Jharkhand in India addresses the challenges faced by that new state of India (founded in November 2000 … both the all-India average and the major Indian states. The paper points out that in order to put its fiscal house in order … rationalizing the budgetary processes. Improvement of infrastructure is critically important, and once this has occurred, this will …

Infrastructure needs in the Philippines must be addressed to ensure long term economic growth. After several years of … situation, the country is now in a position to commit resources to improve transport infrastructure. To this effect, it is …. First, focus should be on improving infrastructure quality and service delivery. While the quantity of transport …

"An adequate supply of infrastructure services has long been viewed by both academics and policy makers as a key … infrastructure performance, and an increasing number of observers point to deficient infrastructure as a major obstacle for growth … and poverty reduction across the region. This paper offers an empirical assessment of the impact of infrastructure …

World Development Report 1994, the seventeenth in this annual series, examines the link between infrastructure and … development and explores ways in which developing countries can improve both the provision and the quality of infrastructure … services. In recent decades, developing countries have made substantial investments in infrastructure, achieving dramatic gains …