Development economists have considered physical infrastructure to be a precondition for industrialization and economic … effectiveness of infrastructure in reducing poverty is important, experimental evaluation, such as randomized control trials (RCT …)-based evaluation, is difficult in the context of large-scale infrastructure. Second, while micro studies so far have focused on the …

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 …

Introduction -- Brief History and Basic Concepts of Infrastructure -- Origin and Development of Infrastructure … Economics -- A Review of Infrastructure Economic Growth Models.-Achievements and Challenges of China’s Infrastructure … Development (1949-2019) -- Infrastructure and Market Integration: A Case Study on High-Speed Rail Accessibility -- Infrastructure …

-loaded increase in public infrastructure investment yield the desired growth-promoting effect? Taking a rigorous lo …

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 …