South Asia needs large infrastructure investments to achieve its development goals, and public investment can also … public infrastructure was a key driver of productivity growth in South Asia. Going forward, higher public infrastructure … reap the most benefits from higher infrastructure investment, South Asian countries need to manage fiscal risks carefully …

This paper investigates the emerging global landscape for public-private co-investments in infrastructure. The creation … of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and other so-called 'infrastructure investment platforms' are an attempt to … infrastructure projects. This paper puts these new initiatives into perspective by critically reviewing the literature and experience …

unemployment with efficiency wages. Typically P3s cost more but produce higher-quality infrastructure and boast a better on …, underinvestment in infrastructure, unemployment and poverty. The asymmetric impact on macro externalities raises the social return in …

This paper examines trends in infrastructure investment and its financing in low-income developing countries (LIDCs …). Following an acceleration of public investment over the last 15 years, the stock of infrastructure assets increased in LIDCs …, even though large gaps remain compared to emerging markets. Infrastructure in LIDCs is largely provided by the public …

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) involve the supply by the private sector of infrastructure and services deriving … from infrastructure assets which have traditionally been supplied by the public sector. PPPs are spreading all over the …

Inadequate infrastructure has been widely viewed as a principal barrier to growth and development in Latin America and … the Caribbean. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of infrastructure in the region and highlights key areas in … which infrastructure networks can be enhanced. The public and private sectors play complementary roles in improving the …

-private partnerships (PPPs). We show that infrastructure projects carried out through local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) were …