Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Asia

Buch

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 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.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-3-319-03137-8 ;
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Development Economics ; Economic Growth ; Public Economics

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Cockburn, John ; Dissou, Yazid ; Duclos, Jean-Yves ; Tiberti, Luca
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Springer Open
• (where): Cham
• (when): 2013

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/182303
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET