Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Asia

Public spending on infrastructure plays an important role in promoting economic growth and poverty alleviation. Empirical studies unequivocally show that under-investment in infrastructure limits economic growth. At the same time, numerous other studies have shown that investment in infrastructure c...

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Tác giả khác: Cockburn, John (Biên tập viên), Dissou, Yazid (Biên tập viên), Duclos, Jean-Yves (Biên tập viên), Tiberti, Luca (Biên tập viên)
Định dạng: Điện tử eBook
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Loạt:Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being
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Truy cập trực tuyến:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03137-8
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Tóm tắt:Public spending on infrastructure plays an important role in promoting economic growth and poverty alleviation. Empirical studies unequivocally show that under-investment in infrastructure limits economic growth. At the same time, numerous other studies have shown that investment in infrastructure can be an effective tool in fighting poverty reduction. In that context, the financing of infrastructure has been a critical element of most economic growth and poverty reduction strategies in developing countries since the start of this millennium. This book provides a comparative analysis of the aggregate and sectoral implications of higher spending on infrastructure in three very different Asian countries: China, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Particular attention is paid to the role of alternative financing mechanisms for increasing public infrastructure investment, namely distortionary and non-distortionary means of financing. The book will be of interest to scholars and policy-makers concerned with economic growth in developing countries.
Mô tả vật lý:IX, 148 p. 19 illus., 15 illus. in color. online resource.
số ISBN:9783319031378
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-03137-8
Truy cập:Open Access