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Infrastructure Investment and Growth in Developing Countries: Does the Type of Contract Matter?
Percoco, Marco - In: Journal of Infrastructure Development 4 (2012) 2, pp. 139-152
The aim of this article is to verify whether public investment in infrastructure is effective in terms of growth. While … participation in infrastructure projects through forms of public–private partnerships and verify whether the use of such contracts … institutions, especially in terms of quality of regulation and rule of law, for attracting private investment in infrastructure …
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States Competing for Investment
Khan, Amir Ullah; Vivek, Harsh - In: Journal of Infrastructure Development 3 (2011) 1, pp. 1-37
The second-generation reforms in India are ones where the focus shifts to a large extent from the Centre to the States. All big infrastructural areas and important subjects like land, labour and agriculture are state issues, just as health and education are. It is important indeed to highlight...
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Infrastructure’s and Housing’s Development in the Rural Areas in Poland—Some Problems
Daniela SzymaÅ„ska; Jadwiga BiegaÅ„ska - In: Journal of Infrastructure Development 4 (2012) 1, pp. 1-17
The article refers to an analysis and an evaluation of changes in the technical infrastructure and housing in the rural … flush toilet and bathroom. It is also shown that there are relationships between population density and infrastructure and …
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The Effects of Geography and Infrastructure on Economic Development and International Business Involvement
Hill, John S.; Chae, Myung-Su; Park, Jinseo - In: Journal of Infrastructure Development 4 (2012) 2, pp. 91-113
infrastructure development can offset adverse national geographies in aiding economic development and involvement in the global … economy. We use LISREL structural equation modelling to investigate relationships between geography, infrastructure, economic …
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Capturing the economic benefits of a transformative shift to low carbon automobility
Jarvis, David; Berkeley, Nigel; Donnelly, Tom - In: Local Economy 27 (2012) 7, pp. 692-704
The policy framework to encourage the manufacture and adoption of low carbon vehicles presents new opportunities for traditional automotive manufacturing regions. This article examines such opportunities in the West Midlands region of the UK, where the automotive ‘cluster’ remains...
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Developing a sub-regional growth strategy: Reflections on recent English experience
Cochrane, Allan; Colenutt, Bob; Field, Martin - In: Local Economy 28 (2013) 7-8, pp. 786-800
This article critically reviews the experience of a major sub-regional strategy which sought to bring housing and economic development together, under the aegis of the Sustainable Communities Plan. It draws on evidence from a current ESRC-funded project focused on Milton Keynes and...
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Productivity and Technology for Asia’s Growth
Sood, Anil; Szyf, Y. Aaron - In: Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies 3 (2011) 3, pp. 313-334
For Asia to realize the Asian Century in 2050 and reach per capita income levels similar to Europe today, its fast-growing converging economies must sustain their growth momentum. The slower growing countries must accelerate their growth to achieve convergence status during this period. The...
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Trade and Transport in Central Asia
Pomfret, Richard - In: Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies 2 (2010) 3, pp. 237-256
exports, but their trade has been hampered by poor transport facilities and by failure to improve the soft infrastructure of … to the world’s most dynamic large economies. To benefit from this the hard and soft infrastructure of transport and …
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Breaking away from Mediocre Complacency to a Prosperous Future
Loser, Claudio; Sood, Anil - In: Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies 3 (2011) 1, pp. 5-58
Latin America has been one of the most prosperous regions among the group of emerging economies. However, particularly in recent decades, Latin America has not managed to keep up with the growth of other emerging economies. This article lays out some reasons to explain the region’s...
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Africa 2050
Racki, Jeffrey; Patel, Praful; DeGroot, David - In: Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies 6 (2014) 1, pp. 15-34
current practice of making sporadic, large-scale infrastructure investments. Cities must be enabled to facilitate and finance …
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