IIR 2002 focuses on one of the most fundamental building blocks of a reform agenda, namely, governance frameworks for commercialization. It was in December 2000 that we first mooted the subject of governance for this issue of the IIR. Subsequent developments, such as the Enron saga, the Orissa...

Brings out various features of infrastructural development in Gujarat, and provides an explanation in terms of endowments and political economy for the enhanced performance of Gujarat in some of the physical infrastructure segments like electricity, roads, ports. Suggest suitable policy and...

Provides the Overview to the Report and reviews each of the chapters in the report. The theme of governance in India in the context of commercialisation of infrastructure is introduced and issues raised by the various papers are linked together to present an agenda for reform

Brings out the issues in infrastructure development in India. The policy, regulatory, legal and institutional constraints in infrastructure development, and the opportunities for reform are highlighted. Topics covered are the background of infrastructure reform emanting from a more liberal...

Optimal approaches that recognise the specific kind of market failure/s, in the policy and design of infrastructure, greatly reduce the financing costs and improves the ability of to attract finance in the private provisioning of infrastructure. When state systems are weak organisationally it is...

Reviews the various articles of the IIR2001, and lays out the theme of having the appropriate market structure and regulation in various sectors of physical infrastructure including electricity, telecom, water and sewage, transportation and energy

The paper discusses and summarises the principal findings of the various articles in the report. It also develops the theme of ensuring value for government expenditures through inter alia PPPs and PFIs. Government expenditures on vital social services with vast positive external effects need to...

Overview of the theme covered in the India Infrastructure Report - Highlights the issues involved in promoting commercialisation of infrastructure and especially public private partnerships. Also reviews and presents the various articles in the book India Infrastructure Report 2004 - Ensuring...