Download or read book Road Infrastructure and Economic Development written by Cesar A. V. Queiroz and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1992 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The average stock of paved roads per million inhabitants in high-income economies is 59 times that in low-income economies. And those roads are in better condition than the ones in low income economies.
Download or read book Economic Analysis and Infrastructure Investment written by Edward L. Glaeser and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Policy-makers often call for expanding public spending on infrastructure, which includes a broad range of investments from roads and bridges to digital networks that will expand access to high-speed broadband. Some point to near-term macro-economic benefits and job creation, others focus on long-term effects on productivity and economic growth. This volume explores the links between infrastructure spending and economic outcomes, as well as key economic issues in the funding and management of infrastructure projects. It draws together research studies that describe the short-run stimulus effects of infrastructure spending, develop new estimates of the stock of U.S. infrastructure capital, and explore the incentive aspects of public-private partnerships (PPPs). A salient issue is the treatment of risk in evaluating publicly-funded infrastructure projects and in connection with PPPs. The goal of the volume is to provide a reference for researchers seeking to expand research on infrastructure issues, and for policy-makers tasked with determining the appropriate level of infrastructure spending"--
Download or read book Road Infrastructure Inclusive Development and Traffic Safety in Korea written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report combines empirical research on the relationship between road infrastructure, inclusive economic development and traffic safety with an assessment of policies and governance structures to help governments find ways to create effective, safe and inclusive transport infrastructures.
Download or read book Highway Infrastructure and the Economy written by Howard J Shatz and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To inform debate on a new transportation bill being considered, the authors review the literature on the economic outcomes of highway infrastructure spending, which constitutes the largest share of federal spending on transportation infrastructure. They highlight the connections between highway spending and the economy and then analyze the literature to trace the effects of highway infrastructure on productivity, output, and employment.
Download or read book The New Localism written by Bruce Katz and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New Localism provides a roadmap for change that starts in the communities where most people live and work. In their new book, The New Localism, urban experts Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak reveal where the real power to create change lies and how it can be used to address our most serious social, economic, and environmental challenges. Power is shifting in the world: downward from national governments and states to cities and metropolitan communities; horizontally from the public sector to networks of public, private and civic actors; and globally along circuits of capital, trade, and innovation. This new locus of power—this new localism—is emerging by necessity to solve the grand challenges characteristic of modern societies: economic competitiveness, social inclusion and opportunity; a renewed public life; the challenge of diversity; and the imperative of environmental sustainability. Where rising populism on the right and the left exploits the grievances of those left behind in the global economy, new localism has developed as a mechanism to address them head on. New localism is not a replacement for the vital roles federal governments play; it is the ideal complement to an effective federal government, and, currently, an urgently needed remedy for national dysfunction. In The New Localism, Katz and Nowak tell the stories of the cities that are on the vanguard of problem solving. Pittsburgh is catalyzing inclusive growth by inventing and deploying new industries and technologies. Indianapolis is governing its city and metropolis through a network of public, private and civic leaders. Copenhagen is using publicly owned assets like their waterfront to spur large scale redevelopment and finance infrastructure from land sales. Out of these stories emerge new norms of growth, governance, and finance and a path toward a more prosperous, sustainable, and inclusive society. Katz and Nowak imagine a world in which urban institutions finance the future through smart investments in innovation, infrastructure and children and urban intermediaries take solutions created in one city and adapt and tailor them to other cities with speed and precision. As Katz and Nowak show us in The New Localism, “Power now belongs to the problem solvers.”
Download or read book Transport Investment and Economic Development written by David Banister and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-08-29 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book makes a major contribution to the debate and is directed at researchers, decision makers and students who are interested in the wider economic development impacts of transport.
Download or read book Infrastructure and the Complexity of Economic Development written by David F. Batten and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines the complex relationships between infrastructure and the rest of the economy. In particular, it focuses on the contentious issue of whether infrastructure investments stimulate productivity growth, issues of pricing and ownership, and also development problems such as environmental damage. Methods range from traditional production function models and compensating variation approaches to nonlinear methods of dynamic analysis. There is a unique emphasis on the ability of these different methods to allow for the complex interdependencies involved. Six of the fifteen papers deal with these methodological aspects, whereas the remainder addresses specific cases or examples in a variety of countries (Europe, USA and developing countries).
Download or read book Road Infrastructure written by Vivek Date and published by SBS Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CONTENTS: Roads, Pro - Poor & Pro - Growth Provision of Road Infrastructure in India; Issues & Strategies; Maintaining Highways on Maintain-Operate-Transfer Basis: A Business Model to Commercialize Highways in India; The Crisis of Public Transport in India: Overwhelming Needs but Limited Resources; Social Cost Benefit Analysis for Indian Roads-Development with Responsibility; Road Transport & Poverty Reduction in Tanzania; Guide to Process & Code of Practice for National Road Project Planning & Acquisition of Property for National Roads; All Roads Lead to Vietnam' s Danang; Linkages Between Infrastructure & Economic Growth; Implications of Selected Urban Road Tolling Policies for New Zealand (Executive Summary); The Road from Mumbai to Pune; Asphalt Net Covers China's West; Generated Traffic & Induced Travel Implications for Transport Planning.
Download or read book Well Spent written by Mr.Gerd Schwartz and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the Fund’s analytical and capacity development work, including Public Investment Management Assessments (PIMAs) carried out in more than 60 countries, the new book Well Spent: How Strong Infrastructure Governance Can End Waste in Public Investment will address how countries can attain quality infrastructure outcomes through better infrastructure governance—an issue becoming increasingly important in the context of the Great Lockdown and its economic consequences. It covers critical issues such as infrastructure investment and Sustainable Development Goals, controlling corruption, managing fiscal risks, integrating planning and budgeting, and identifying best practices in project appraisal and selection. It also covers emerging areas in infrastructure governance, such as maintaining and managing public infrastructure assets and building resilience against climate change.
Download or read book Transport Infrastructure written by Roger Stough and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a set of 37 classic readings in the literature that show the development of analysis in the field of transport infrastructure. Readings are arranged into five sections: foundation papers; infrastructure and economic development; infrastructure networks; infrastructure measurement and evaluation; and case studies. Contributions are drawn from such publications as Journal of Monetary Economics; Economic Journal, Regional and Urban Economics, Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economics and Statistics, Empirical Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics, New England Economic Review, Policy Studies Journal, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, and Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, among others, as well as a few books. Contributions range from one written in 1929 to 1999. Lacks a subject index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book American Rural Highways written by T. R. Agg and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'American Rural Highways' is a comprehensive guide to the design and construction of rural roads, intended for students and professionals alike. Written by T. R. Agg, the book covers a range of topics, including the purpose and utility of highways, highway administration, drainage, road design, and maintenance. Agg draws on his experience teaching students in agriculture and agricultural engineering to provide clear and accessible explanations, and the book is designed to be useful for those who do not have a background in civil engineering. With detailed discussions of earth roads, sand-clay and gravel roads, broken stone road surfaces, cement concrete roads, vitrified brick roads, and bituminous road materials, American Rural Highways is an indispensable resource for anyone involved in the design, construction, or maintenance of rural roads.
Download or read book Transportation and Economic Development Challenges written by Kenneth Button and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent years have seen considerable changes in the technology of transportation with the development of high-speed rail networks, more fuelefficient automobiles and aircraft, and the widespread adoption of informatics in disciplines such as traffic management and supply chain logistics. The contributions to this volume assess transportation interactions with employment and income, examine some of the policies that have been deployed to maximize the economic and social impacts of transportation provision at the local and regional levels and analyze how advances in transportation technologies have, and will, impact future development. Due in part to the general liberalization of markets, there have been major changes in the institutional environment in which transportation is supplied; these changes inevitably affect wider economic systems and development, although in turn these changes feed back upon transportation networks. The contributors to this work develop these and other themes, from a variety of perspectives, implementing a wide range of academic approaches into their analyses. Stemming from initiatives of the Network on European Communications and Transport Activities Research (NECTAR), Transportation and Economic Development Challenges presents a body of research that exemplifies the organization's objective of fostering research collaboration around the world.
Download or read book Investing in America s Infrastructure written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Economic Development and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effectiveness of the Economic Development Programs and Transportation and Infrastructure Needs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Economic Development and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Highways to Prosperity written by Mabvuto V Kaela and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-07-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Highways to Prosperity" is a riveting exploration of the transformative power of road infrastructure in Zambia. Penned by Mabvuto V. Kaela, an economist, data analyst, and AI enthusiast, this insightful book unravels the intricate ties between road development and economic growth, making a compelling case for the prioritization of road infrastructure as a national strategy. Harnessing a wealth of research and real-world examples, Kaela illuminates how a robust highway network can stimulate economic activity, foster regional integration, and enhance the lives of citizens. The book also navigates the complexities of financing infrastructure projects and balancing development priorities, offering practical insights for policymakers, investors, and stakeholders. Beyond its economic analysis, "Highways to Prosperity" highlights the human impact of road development, from improving access to essential services to facilitating social and economic mobility. It paints an inspiring vision of a future where Zambia capitalizes on its strategic geographic position to emerge as a regional transport hub, driving progress not only within its borders but across Southern Africa. Whether you're an economist, policymaker, student, or simply someone interested in development issues, "Highways to Prosperity" offers a thought-provoking and accessible examination of the pivotal role of road infrastructure in shaping a nation's destiny. This book is more than just a discourse on roads-it's a roadmap to a prosperous future for Zambia, inviting you to embark on this enlightening journey.
Download or read book Economic Development the State Trunk Highway System written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Infrastructural Growth and Developmental Planning written by Chee Meow Seah and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
