Overview
- 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
Part of the book series: Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being (EIAP)
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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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Front Matter
Editors and Affiliations
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