Rodrik, Dani, (2016), “The Return of Public Investment”, Project Syndicate, 13 January
The idea that public investment in infrastructure – roads, dams, power plants, and so forth – is an indispensable driver of economic growth has always held powerful sway over the minds of policymakers in poor countries. It also lay behind early development assistance programs following World War II, when the World Bank and bilateral donors funneled resources to newly independent countries to finance large-scale projects.
Relevant Posts
- Berg, Andrew, Presbitero, Andrea, Felipe Zanna, Luis, (2016), “Public investment efficiency and growth”, Voxeu, 5 January
- Rodríguez-Pose, Α., Psycharis, Υ. & Tselios, V. (2015) “Politics and investment: Examining the territorial allocation of public investment in Greece“, VoxEU Organisation, 03 March