Infrastructure and Suprastructure in Regional Competition: A Deus ex Machina?

Peter Nijkamp

Chapter 4 in Regional Competition, 2000, pp 87-107 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Popular wisdom suggests that the infrastructure provision and the knowledge capacity of a region are critical success factors for regional competition. This also explains the almost uncritical support for plans to invest in material and immaterial networks. This paper gives an overview of various arguments and current discussions (taking Europe as a frame of reference) and argues that for two reasons there is a need for a critical reflection, viz. endogenous growth arguments and unanticipated effects (in particular, externalities). Some modelling exercises and numerical experiments will clarify the message of this paper.

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Regional Development; Public Expenditure; Transport Sector; External Cost (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-04234-2_4

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