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infrastructures. One product of this trend is the ‘inverse infrastructure,’ which refers to a modularized, semi-autonomous and user …-driven infrastructure that is a result of the self-organization of local actors. In this study, we discuss the nature of such … infrastructures and the challenges they pose to local infrastructure policy with special reference to the case of water cooperatives …
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Developing countries attach enormous importance to physical infrastructure for poverty reduction. We contend that this … association is different across types of infrastructure and regions. The present paper explores the multidimensional association … between infrastructure and poverty in India in a regional framework. Infrastructural availability improves average living …
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The authors turn to the large family of institutions that came into existence in post-Soviet Eurasia (and, in some ways, beyond it) over the last two decades. The researchers review their current state, agenda, real and perceived mandate, and their respective achievements and constraints. The...
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health facilities which enhance human capital, (b) public infrastructure such as roads and bridges necessary for market …
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This article analyzes the impact of incomplete contracts’ length on investment in a bilateral relationship. The seller has the power to set the contract terms whereas the buyer decides on the investment level, which acts as a cap on future demand. Two-part tariffs succeed at implementing the...
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We study congestion pricing by a government that has redistributive concerns, in the presence of optimal income taxation. Individuals differ in (unobservable) earning ability and consumption technology for commodities using a congestible network (e.g. roads, Internet). We find, assuming...
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This study employs spatial panel techniques to examine determinants of regional allocation of infrastructure investment … and efficiency in its decision-making. Last, the political factor plays a significant role in the regional infrastructure …
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Agency (FEMA) spending on rehabilitating or rebuilding infrastructure in post-disaster relief efforts. In this exploratory …
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The aim of this paper is to present an Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU) as a possible remedy for telecom infrastructure …
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The removal of infrastructure bottlenecks is widely considered among the most profitable interventions, in socio …
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