Author: GEORGE SHOREY PETERSONPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT AS AN ECONOMIC PROBLEM.
Author: GEORGE SHOREY PETERSONPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Economic Analysis and Infrastructure Investment
Author: Edward L. GlaeserPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022680058X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
"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"--
Today's Economic Issues
Author: Nancy S. LindPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1440839379
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
What are the real differences between the Democrats and the Republicans on major economic issues that influence the character and vitality of the American economy? This volume answers this question in a thorough, nonpartisan, and evenhanded fashion. Both the Democratic and Republican parties proclaim that they have the best interests of the nation and its people at heart. Both are also adamant that they have the best proposals and positions on economic policies, including taxation, spending priorities, wages, business regulation, and other influences on economic growth and household finances. This volume carefully examines the two parties' respective policies, providing a detailed yet readable and understandable look at how the parties agree, disagree, and find compromise on the broad range of problems and issues facing American society in the 21st century. Each entry includes an infographic that offers bulleted "at-a-glance" summaries of the two parties' positions on each issue today, an "Issue Overview" providing basic definitions and background for understanding the debate on each issue, and a main entry that explains prevailing party sentiments, the diversity of opinion within each party, and the shifts in party position on that issue over time. Selected entries also feature informative sidebars that supply additional content, such as primary documents that showcase the viewpoints of key political figures and institutions or biographical profiles of individuals who have helped shape their party's policies on the issue in question.
Road Development, Economic Growth, and Poverty Reduction in China
Author: Shenggen FanPublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN: 0896291413
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Since 1985, the Chinese government has given high priority to building roads, particularly high-quality roads that connect industrial centers. This report evaluates the contribution roads have made to poverty reduction and economic growth in China over the last two decades. It disaggregates road infrastructure into different classes to account for differences in their quality, and then estimates the impact of road investments on overall economic growth, agricultural growth, urban growth, urban poverty reduction, and rural poverty reduction. The report makes the case for a greater focus on low-quality and rural roads in future infrastructure investment strategies in China. It does so by showing how investing in low-quality and rural roads will generate larger marginal returns, raise more people out of poverty per yuan invested, and reduce regional development disparity more sharply than investing in high-quality roads. The study's findings will have considerable implications for China's infrastructure policy
Road Deterioration in Developing Countries
Author: Clell G. HarralPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821310397
Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
National Highway Study
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public WorksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Investigation of Economic Problems
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on FinancePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic policy
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
Book Description
Proceedings of a Conference on the Economics of Highway Transport Called by the Highway and Highway Transport Education Committee Held at the University of Maryland, College Park, July 27, 1921
Author: Charles Joseph TildenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Highway law
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Impact of Transport Infrastructure Investment on Regional Development
Author: OECDPublisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264193529
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
This report describes evaluation methods for transport infrastructure investments to ensure that scarce resources are allocated in a way that maximises their net return to society.
National Highway Study
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on RoadsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description