This paper presents an examination of linkages between infrastructure and economic development based on both formal and empirical research and informal case studies. Its main thesis is that economic benefits result from investments in infrastructure only to the extent that they generate a sustainable flow of services valued by users. Therefore, an analysis of infrastructure's contribution to growth must consider the impacts of services as actually...
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1993/09/30
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WDP213
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The contributions of infrastructure to economic development : a review of experience and policy implications
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lack of access to infrastructure