The Infrastructure We Ride On Decision Making in Transportation Investment /

This book explores the various economic and institutional factors that explain why huge investments are made in unworthy transportation mega-projects in the US and other countries. It is based on research, the general literature, economic analyses, and results from a specifically collected database...

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Hlavní autor: Berechman, Joseph (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Vydání:1st ed. 2018.
Témata:
Public finance.
Public policy.
ISBN:9783319746067
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Obsah:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Infrastructure Needs and Reality
  • 3. The Dubious Status of Formal Project Evaluation Procedures
  • 4. Inferior and Unworthy Transportation Mega-Projects
  • 5. Inaccuracies in Cost and Demand Forecasts
  • 6. Mega-Project History and Decision-Making
  • 7. Interest Groups: Advocacy and Opposition
  • 8. The Decisive Role of Project Funding
  • 9. Overseeing Institutions
  • 10. Alternative Decision Criteria: Equity, Economic Development, and Environmental Externalities
  • 11. Why Unworthy Mega-Projects?.

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