Screen LibraryFoundations of the future : the global battle for infrastructure /
"Examines the geo-economic and geo-strategic implications of a growing 'global' battle to promote infrastructural connectivity across and between continents of the world. Highlights the importance of China's Belt and Road Initiative and of corresponding initiatives by other count...
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World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.,
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| Publisher Address: | Singapore : |
| Publication Dates: | [2020] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Examines the geo-economic and geo-strategic implications of a growing 'global' battle to promote infrastructural connectivity across and between continents of the world. Highlights the importance of China's Belt and Road Initiative and of corresponding initiatives by other countries. Examines financial and ideological constraints behind the world's advanced economies neglecting investment in basic infrastructure"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xxiv, 165 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-161) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789811218033 981121803X |
| Index Number: | HC79 |
| CLC: | F294 |
| Call Number: | F294/R884 |
| Contents: |
Machine generated contents note: Infrastructure and the Rise and Fall of Nations -- Where in the World Are Infrastructure Needs Greatest? -- Infrastructure and How the West Was Lost -- China's "Belt and Road" -- An Imperial Highway to the Future? -- Belt and Road Rivals Emerge -- The "Great Game" Replayed -- With Higher Stakes -- The Infrastructure Bill -- And Who Will Pay -- Ways to Boost Returns on Infrastructure Investment -- Infrastructure and the Cost of Corruption -- Infrastructure in the Sustainable Investment Universe -- Quantity versus Quality in Infrastructure -- Multilateral Development Banks and the Infrastructure Gap. |