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Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Asia

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Editors:
  1. John Cockburn

    1. Department of Economics, Université Laval, Québec, Canada

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  2. Yazid Dissou

    1. Department of Economics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

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  3. Jean-Yves Duclos

    1. Department of Economics, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada

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  4. Luca Tiberti

    1. Department of Economics, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada

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  • Investigates the role of public infrastructure investment on economic growth and poverty reduction
  • Provides a comparative analysis of the aggregate and sectoral implications of higher spending on infrastructure
  • Includes case studies based of China, Pakistan, and the Philippines??
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • John Cockburn, Yazid Dissou, Jean-Yves Duclos, Luca Tiberti
    Pages 1-4Open Access
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  3. Infrastructure and Growth

    • Yazid Dissou, Selma Didic
    Pages 5-45Open Access
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  4. The Growth and Distributive Impacts of Public Infrastructure Investments in the Philippines

    • Erwin Corong, Lawrence Dacuycuy, Rachel Reyes, Angelo Taningco
    Pages 47-86Open Access
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  5. Growth and Distributive Effects of Public Infrastructure Investments in China

    • Yumei Zhang, Xinxin Wang, Kevin Chen
    Pages 87-116Open Access
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  6. Public Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Pakistan: A Dynamic CGE-Microsimulation Analysis

    • Vaqar Ahmed, Ahsan Abbas, Saira Ahmed
    Pages 117-143Open Access
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  7. Conclusion

    • John Cockburn, Yazid Dissou, Jean-Yves Duclos, Luca Tiberti
    Pages 145-148Open Access
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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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Economics, Université Laval, Québec, Canada

    John Cockburn

  • Department of Economics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

    Yazid Dissou

  • Department of Economics, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada

    Jean-Yves Duclos, Luca Tiberti

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Asia

  • Editors: John Cockburn, Yazid Dissou, Jean-Yves Duclos, Luca Tiberti

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

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03137-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-03136-1Published: 18 December 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37730-8Published: 27 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-03137-8Published: 05 December 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2364-107X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2364-1088

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 148

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Development Economics, Economic Growth, Public Economics

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