Society heavily depends on infrastructure systems, such as road-traffic networks, water networks, electricity networks …, etc. Infrastructure systems are hereby considered to be large-scale, networked systems, that almost everybody uses on a …

; increase infrastructure investment to create a “seamless Asia”; enhance productivity in the services sector; establish a region …), infrastructure development, labor market and social policy, financial sector reform and regulation, and regional cooperation and … integrate financial markets to facilitate the recycling of Asia’s high savings for investment within the region …

systematic comparison of a variety of infrastructure sectors, identifies general developmental trends and supplies theoretical …

The book provides readers with a clear understanding of infrastructure challenges, how Public-Private Partnerships (PPP …) can help, and their use in practice. Infrastructure bottlenecks are generally considered the most important constraint to … growth in many countries worldwide. Historically, infrastructure projects have been financed and implemented by the state …

in the development of major physical infrastructure, ranging from transport to energy …

Africa from the Asian experience; secondly, the comparisons of various aspects of economic development in Africa and Asia …

Reforms, Market Dynamics and Productivity in Developing Countries -- Exit-Entry Dynamics: Case of the Manufacturing … Productivity in Tunisian Manufacturing Industries -- Entry, Exit and Productivity in Turkish Manufacturing Industries -- Economic … Sector in Jordan -- Industrial Dynamics and Productivity in Morocco: A Quantitative Assessment -- Entry, Exit, and …

India -- Central and state urban infrastructure programs in Karnataka: What do we learn? -- Risk allocation in concession …) Delhi Metro Station -- Hidden Cost in Public Infrastructure Project: A Case Study of Kolkata East-West Metro -- Impact of … debate on urban governance in Asia and around the globe. It has been divided into three sections: The first section is on …