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Sustainably built and funded infrastructure is indispensable to resilient, equitable, and livable communities and regions worldwide. In this rare comparison of infrastructure across countries and sectors, leading international academics and practitioners consider the latest approaches to infrastructure policy, implementation, and finance. Chapters cover land value capture and other funding mechanisms; the role of infrastructure in urban form, economic performance, and quality of life, especially for disinvested communities; and other essential concepts, economic theories, and policy considerations. The book presents evidence-based solutions and policy considerations for officials in government agencies and private companies that oversee infrastructure services; essential concepts and economic theories for students of infrastructure, planning, and public policy; and a current overview for policy-oriented lay readers.

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Author:   José A. Gómez–ibáñez ,  Zhi Liu
Publisher:   Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Imprint:   Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.918kg
ISBN:  

9781558444188

ISBN 10:   1558444181
Pages:   472
Publication Date:   01 February 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword by George W. McCarthy Preface 1. What Makes Infrastructure Special? José A. Gómez-Ibáñez and Zhi Liu PART 1: INFRASTRUCTURE, GROWTH, AND POVERTY 2. Infrastructure Stocks and Macroeconomic Performance Across Countries Gregory K. Ingram and Zhi Liu 3. Infrastructure and the Poor Sameh Wahba, Somik Lall, and Hyunji Lee PART 2: INFRASTRUCTURE AND CITIES 4. Infrastructure and Urban Form Edward L. Glaeser 5. Infrastructure and the Competitiveness of Cities Daniel J. Graham, Daniel Hörcher, and Roger Vickerman PART 3: INVESTMENT APPRAISAL, BIASES, AND POLITICS 6. The Development of Evaluation Methods for Infrastructure Projects Don H. Pickrell 7. How (In)Accurate Is Cost-Benefit Analysis? Data, Explanations, and Suggestions for Reform Bent Flyvbjerg and Dirk W. Bester 8. Infrastructure’s Narrow Passage: Between Perverse Excess and Perverse Deficit John D. Donahue PART 4: INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE 9. Infrastructure Finance Akash Deep 10. Infrastructure Finance Through Land Value Capture José A. Gómez-Ibáñez, Yu-Hung Hong, and Du Huynh PART 5: REGULATION, PRIVATIZATION, AND STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE 11. Infrastructure “Privatization”: When Ideology Meets Evidence Antonio Estache 12. Price Cap Regulation of Infrastructure Sock-Yong Phang 13. Evolution of a Regulatory Regime: British Water Industry, 1989–2020 Sir Ian Byatt 14. The Changing Role of State-Owned Enterprises O. P. Agarwal and Rohit Chandra PART 6: INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION 15. Transport Infrastructure and the Integration of the European Union José Manuel Vassallo 16. National Infrastructure Policies in Japan: Focusing on Railways Fumitoshi Mizutani and Miwa Matsuo 17. High-Speed Rail and City Clusters in China Zheng Chang PART 7: COPING WITH RADICAL UNCERTAINTIES 18. Infrastructure and Climate Change Henry Lee 19. New Technologies in Infrastructure Shashi Verma 20. Infrastructure and the Sharing Economy Andrew Salzberg and O. P. Agarwal Acknowledgments Index About the Editors and Contributors About the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

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This informative, timely book offers a rich array of insight: comparisons across sectors and countries, connection between policy ideas and implementation, and appraisal of noteworthy experiences. * Weiping Wu, Director of the M.S. Urban Planning program, Columbia University * The content is highly relevant right now. As countries worldwide are designing economic recovery and stimulus programs from the COVID-19 pandemic, the question of infrastructure has come—once again—to the forefront of policy discussions. The analysis and policy recommendations and lessons will be invaluable to developed and developing countries. * Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Former Regional Director for Sustainable Development, Africa, World Bank * This book is a must-read for those who are interested in and passionate about infrastructure economics and policy. -- Carter B. Casady * Public Works Management & Policy *

The content is highly relevant right now. As countries worldwide are designing economic recovery and stimulus programs from the COVID-19 pandemic, the question of infrastructure has come--once again--to the forefront of policy discussions. The analysis and policy recommendations and lessons will be invaluable to developed and developing countries. This informative, timely book offers a rich array of insight: comparisons across sectors and countries, connection between policy ideas and implementation, and appraisal of noteworthy experiences.

Author Information

José A. Gómez-Ibáñez is the Derek C. Bok Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy Emeritus at Harvard University. Zhi Liu is director of the China Program at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

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