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Privatisation is often seen as the key to achieving efficiency in infrastructure service delivery. In most cases, however, the model of privatisation and the right institutional environment under which they perform best are ignored in addressing the privatisation-to-efficiency debate. Recognising this, we seek to underscore the contractual and institutional factors influencing infrastructure post-privatisation efficiency in Landlord port models as applied in Nigeria’s port reform.
In the Global South, inadequate infrastructure at the village level is considered as the major constraint for the economic empowerment of socio-economically deprived communities, living marginal life at the remotest part of the state. Whenever we talk about infrastructure development, normally road transport systems, health care services, education facilities and business opportunities come in our mind.
The present article attempts to show how distance from the urban centre plays an important role in transformation of infrastructure in the peripheral area of cities which is termed as urban fringe of Aligarh city. The distributional pattern of the indicators of infrastructure shows that their values decline along as we move from the city towards the peripheral area of an urban fringe. As we move from the centre of the city, the infrastructure facilities decline with the increase in distance.
This case study uses primary evidence from the Rift Valley Railways concession—a complex multinational rail concession originating from Mombasa (Kenya) and to Kampala (Uganda)—to discuss strategic roles of multilateral development banks in infrastructure project finance. We find that multilateral development banks were uniquely positioned to play the roles of advisor, honest broker, guarantor and financier required in this transaction.
Rethinking Dispute Resolution in Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Development in India
Public–Private Partnership (PPP) has been a relatively successful model for infrastructure development in India. However, investment of private capital, especially foreign investment, is far from satisfactory keeping in mind the estimated investments of the Government under the XIth and XIIth plans. Several issues have been identified which include evolving a robust legislative framework and a well-balanced concession agreement.
Infrastructure is a key area since it provides the main thrust and impetus area in the growth of a developing nation like India. A major area of concern for sustaining the real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in India has been the lack of adequate infrastructure, which can support the growth process. The deplorably low levels of public investment have rendered India’s physical infrastructure incompatible with large increases in the national product.
Rail-based ‘Mass Rapid Transit System’ has been widely accepted as a solution for most of the traffic and environmental pollution related problems which major cities throughout the world are facing now. Metro rail construction activities are being undertaken in a big way in India, existing metro rail network of the city of Kolkata and Delhi are being expanded, while it is under various stages of construction in cities like Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai and Hyderabad.
Successfully implementing public–private partnerships (PPP) depend on the establishment of effective policy and institutional frameworks. While such factors play a significant role, practitioners often face obstacles posed by other less visible, and often indefinable, factors. The purpose of this article is to identify such X factors which had delayed the delivery of the National Highway Development Programmes in India, where well-defined policy and institutional frameworks are in place.
The aim of this article is to verify whether public investment in infrastructure is effective in terms of growth. While there is extensive literature analysing the effect of public capital stock on development and growth, comparatively less attention has been devoted to the contractual mechanisms characterising this investment.
Governance is an important determinant for both national and regional infrastructure development for many parts of Asia. This study shows that institutional governance is an important determinant for national and regional infrastructure development. Improved national governance is a necessary condition for enhancing regional governance for effective regional infrastructure development.
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