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What Is the Value of Infrastructure Maintenance?
A SurveyPonenciasMayo 2013Felix RiojaPublic infrastructure has been established as the foundation for the productive activities of a country. Road and rail networks, water systems, power generating and distribution systems, and...
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How and Why Does the Quality of Infrastructure Service Delivery Vary?
PonenciasMayo 2013George R. G. ClarkeIn this paper, presented by George R. G. Clarke at Lincoln Institute’s 2012 Conference on Infrastructure and Land Policy the author observes that access to infrastructure and the quality of...
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Paying for Urbanization in China
Challenges of Municipal Finance in the Twenty-First CenturyPonenciasAbril 2013Christine P. WongChina is urbanizing, and the pace is accelerating. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported a population of 1.34 billion at year end 2010, fully half of them living in cities (CSY 2011)....
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Infrastructure and Land Policies
LibrosMayo 2013Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Karin L. BrandtMore than 50 percent of the global population resides in urban areas where land policy and infrastructure interactions facilitate economic opportunities, affect the quality of life, and influence...
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Financing Metropolitan Governments in Developing Countries
LibrosAbril 2013Edited by Roy W. Bahl, Johannes F. Linn, and Deborah L. WetzelThis work uses case studies of urban financing mechanisms in China, India, and Brazil to help decision makers in developing countries address the challenges of rapid metropolitan growth. The report...
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Metropolitan Infrastructure and Capital Finance
PonenciasAbril 2013Gregory K. Ingram, Zhi Liu, and Karin L. BrandtThis paper provides a baseline analysis and comparison of private participation in key infrastructure (energy, transportation, telecommunications, water and sanitation) for developing countries...