We examine the evolution of infrastructure, and the impact of infrastructure investment, in middleincome countries … (MICs). We document how different types of infrastructure stocks, as well as infrastructure investment, vary with the level … provision of infrastructure varies across development stages; there is a focus on basic infrastructure, such as transport, water …

Rethinking infrastructure development / William Ascher and Corinne Krupp -- Distributional implications of alternative … financing of physical infrastructure development / William Ascher and Corinne Krupp -- Beyond privatization : rethinking private … sector involvement in the provision of civil infrastructure / Richard Little -- Infrastructure development in India and China …

This paper surveys the main issues and controversies in the economic literature on infrastructure in developing … countries. Section I reviews the evidence on the role of infrastructure in promoting economic growth. It is argued that …, although infrastructure may be more important for growth than other types of capital, the exact size and form of its effect is …