This book addresses the key challenges of balancing economic growth, poverty alleviation, and environmental protection in the development of major physical infrastructure, ranging from transport to energy.

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Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2010

ISBN

9780230107670

Topic

Economics

Subtopic

Development Economics

Index

Economics

Cover
Contents
Illustrations
Preface and Acknowledgments
Contributors
CHAPTER 1 Rethinking Physical InfrastructureDevelopment
CHAPTER 2 Distributional Implications ofAlternative Financing of PhysicalInfrastructure Development
CHAPTER 3 Beyond Privatization: RethinkingPrivate Sector Involvement in theProvision of Civil Infrastructure
CHAPTER 4 Infrastructure Development in Indiaand China: A Comparative Analysis
CHAPTER 5 Physical Infrastructure as a Challengefor Farsighted Thinking and Action
CHAPTER 6 Transit Transformations: PrivateFinancing and Sustainable Urbanismin Hong Kong and Tokyo
CHAPTER 7 Urban Reclamation and Regenerationin Seoul, South Korea
CHAPTER 8 Electrifying Rural Areas: ExtendingElectricity Infrastructure and Servicesin Developing Countries
CHAPTER 9 Infrastructure and InclusiveDevelopment through “Free, Prior,and Informed Consent” of IndigenousPeoples
Index