This study analyzes the main approaches to infrastructure financing in developing countries and their evolution. It … places the discussion in the context of the importance of infrastructure investment and maintenance needs to achieve growth … of the private sector as a source of financing of infrastructure and the wide underestimation of public-sector financing …

The challenges of infrastructure finance need to be considered in the context of long-term infrastructure planning …. This article outlines the UK's new integrated approach to infrastructure planning to meet large investment needs against … the backdrop of fiscal consolidation. The UK National Infrastructure Plan for the first time sets out a broad, integrated …

We examine the economics of infrastructure finance, focusing on public provision and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs …

This article is the first attempt to compile comprehensive data on infrastructure finance in Europe. We decompose … infrastructure finance by institutional sector (i.e. public versus private) into its main components, which consist of … sectors in financing infrastructure have evolved over time, especially during the recent economic and financial crisis. In …

This paper analyses the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure development in the new EU member … membership, so that PPPs remain an important option for the second generation of infrastructure projects. …

Focussing on two key features of a PPP - the bundling of construction and operation of an infrastructure asset, for one …

significance of infrastructure finance through public-private partnerships, which are often portrayed as a substitute for … traditional public procurement of infrastructure. The conclusion that emerges is that while public investment has been trending …

infrastructure projects on budget more often than traditional public procurement could be illusory. This is - to put it simply … whatever beneficial effects arise from "bundling" the construction and operation of infrastructure projects, which is a …

-financial benefits and that PPP projects score well in terms of delivering infrastructure on time and budget. There is also evidence …