Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Asia

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Cockburn, John. (Editor), Dissou, Yazid. (Editor), Duclos, Jean-Yves. (Editor), Tiberti, Luca. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being
• Subjects: Public finance.; Development economics.; Economic growth.; Economics.; Development Economics.; Economic Growth.; Public Economics.
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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 limits economic growth. At the same time, numerous other studies have shown that investment in infrastructure c...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Infrastructure and Growth
• Approach
• China
• Pakistan
• Philippines
• Summary and conclusion.