quantitative data on Colombian infrastructure contracts, we demonstrate that municipalities exhibit an 'electoral contracting cycle … Marta, reinforce that infrastructure contractors provide a critical source of campaign finance and can create subnational …

Appropriate and effective regulatory frameworks remain crucial for ensuring that investments in infrastructure are done … strategically and efficiently. Benchmarking infrastructure development 2020 assesses the regulatory quality for preparation …, procurement, and management of large infrastructure projects through both public-private partnerships (PPPs) and traditional …

Contents: 1. Infrastructure provision -- 2. Why is infrastructure of such significance? -- 3. The evolution of … infrastructure services -- 4. The promise of public private partnerships -- 5. Implementing a partnership agenda -- 6. Risk analysis … in procurement -- 7. Comparing public infrastructure procurement models -- 8. Choosing amongst infrastructure procurement …

Global public service infrastructure faces the competing demands of age, capacity and economic headwinds. The aging … infrastructure of Western economies needs upgrading – just as challenging economic conditions bring government spending and deficit … measures to a head. And the inadequate infrastructure of emerging markets is in desperate need of expansion, putting a strain …

infrastructure. The Indian government finds it difficult to provide the required financial and technical resources and the executive … increasing pressure from its citizens, NGO's and the media to provide accessible and affordable infrastructure and basic services … potential of bridging the infrastructure gap. This research aims to identify the various political, legal, financial, policy and …