Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Asia EPUB
Edited by John Cockburn, Yazid Dissou, Jean-Yves Duclos, Luca Tiberti
Part of the Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being series
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Public spending on infrastructure plays an important role in promoting economic growth and poverty alleviation.
Empirical studies unequivocally show that under-investment in infrastructure limit economic growth.
At the same time, numerous other studies have shown that investment in infrastructure can be a highly effective tool in fighting poverty reduction1.
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.
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- Publisher:Springer International Publishing
- Publication Date:05/12/2013
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- ISBN:9783319031378
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- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing
- Publication Date:05/12/2013
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- ISBN:9783319031378