The contributions of infrastructure to economic development : a review of experience and policy implications (English)

This paper presents an examination of linkages between infrastructure and economic development based on both formal and empirical research and informal case studies. Its main thesis is that economic benefits result from investments in infrastructure only to the extent that they generate a sustainable flow of services valued by users. Therefore, an analysis of infrastructure's contribution to growth must consider the impacts of services as actually...

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Kessides,C. Fallert;
Document Date
1993/09/30
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WDP213
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1
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1
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World,
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Other,
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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The contributions of infrastructure to economic development : a review of experience and policy implications
Keywords
lack of access to infrastructure

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Kessides,C. Fallert.

The contributions of infrastructure to economic development : a review of experience and policy implications (English). World Bank discussion papers|no. WDP 213 Washington, DC : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/569671468764675127

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