WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS GREATEST?

Anthony H Rowley

Chapter 2 in Foundations of the Future:The Global Battle for Infrastructure, 2020, pp 19-32 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The world — and that means advanced and emerging economies alike — needs a huge amount of new infrastructure in everything from transportation linkages, energy systems, and communication networks to basic water supply and drainage if the global economy is to keep moving forward and if social needs are to be provided for. The trouble is that no one seems to know exactly how much infrastructure is needed, where the needs are greatest, and how much it will cost. Moreover, no one is sure about how and by whom the needed infrastructure is going to be paid for. This is a remarkable situation in an age when advanced nations pride themselves on the volumes of “big data” they are able to marshal and their ability to process it at lightning speed…

Keywords: Infrastructure; Battle; Belt and Road; BRI; Connectivity; AIIB. ADB. MDBs. Financing Gap; Poverty; Strategic; Logistics; Great Game; China; United States; Europe; Asia; Disasters; Environment; Climate Change; Engineering; Highways; Railways; Communications; Energy; Water; India; Australia; AAGC; Trilateral Partnership; SDGs; Sustainable Investment; Corruption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H54 O1 O18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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