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Measurement of Accessibility and Its Applications

Yoshida, Nobuo; Deichmann, Uwe - In: Journal of Infrastructure Development 1 (2009) 1, pp. 1-16

Access to markets and social services is a major determinant of economic status and welfare. Measurement of access is therefore of great importance for policy analysis and planning of interventions. The objective of this article is to expose readers to a new way of measuring and visualising...

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Paving the Road to Export: Assessing the Trade Impacts of Road Quality

Blyde, Juan - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

trade effects of transport-infrastructure improvements. In this paper, we combine highly disaggregated records of export …

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Road Infrastructure in Economically Underdeveloped North-east India

Nandy, S.N. - In: Journal of Infrastructure Development 6 (2014) 2, pp. 131-144

Infrastructure development builds the road map for economic growth and social upliftment of a county. Econometric … studies indicate a direct relationship between development of physical infrastructure and economic growth. Road infrastructure … for an underdeveloped region. The present article is an effort to study the road infrastructure of Indiaâ€™s north …

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Regulatory Errors

Fischer, Ronald - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004

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Sharpening the Bank's Capacity to Support the Housing Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean: Background Paper for the Implementation of the Social Development Strategy

Rojas, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

The Bank expanded its housing finance activities in the 1990s, shifting its support toward sector reforms that increase the capacity of housing finance and delivery mechanisms to cater to the needs of low-income households. The present publication examines Bank experience in housing, draws...

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Distributional Impacts of Infrastructure Privatization in Colombia

Beltrán, Fernando - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004

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Distributional Impacts of Infrastructure Privatization in Peru

Fernández-Baca, Jorge - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004

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Facing the Challenges of Informal Settlements in Urban Centers: The Re-urbanization of Manaus, Brazil

Magalhães, Fernanda; Rojas, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007

The search for solutions to urban and social problems prompted by informal settlements is gaining importance in the development agenda of most large cities in Latin America. Nearly 60 percent of the population lives in informal, often centrally located settlements.

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Post-Privatization Renegotiation and Disputes in Chile

Basañes, C. Federico; Saavedra, Eduardo; Soto, Raimundo - Inter-American Development Bank - 1999

Over the last decade, Chile has undertaken remarkable reforms and transferred publicly owned utilities to the private sector either by selling the assets or through concession agreements. Because of the reforms the country has been able to attract private participation in the provision of public...

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Road Concessions: Lessons Learned from the Experience of Four Countries

Beato, Paulina - Inter-American Development Bank - 1997

The objective of this paper is to analyze some issues and challenges related to private toll road developments in Latin American countries and explore new schemes to mitigate some problems that often appear in road concessions. The paper is illustrated with the regulations of four contries and...

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