Routledge Handbook of Infrastructure Finance

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of infrastructure financing from a global perspective. It offers an extensive examination of infrastructure financing worldwide. It encompasses a wide range of subjects concerning infrastructure finance, including different project types, financing options, and the functions performed by public and private sector entities in financing and overseeing infrastructure initiatives. Given that infrastructure investment is crucial to socio-economic growth and development, it has become a critical policy priority for governments, investors, and other stakeholders around the world. It is intended for a wide range of readers interested in infrastructure finance, including academics, researchers, students, policymakers, and practitioners.

The handbook offers an in-depth and interdisciplinary overview of infrastructure finance, covering topics such as project finance, public-private partnerships (PPPs), institutional investors, risk management, sustainability, and regulation. As a result, the book is relevant to those studying or working in fields such as project and infrastructure finance, finance, development finance, accounting, economics, public policy, real estate, and sustainability. The global perspective of this book also makes it valuable for those interested in the unique challenges and opportunities associated with infrastructure finance in different regions of the world. Overall, The Routledge Handbook of Infrastructure Finance serves as a valuable resource for anyone seeking to deepen their knowledge and understanding of infrastructure finance in today's complex and rapidly changing global economy.

Joshua Yindenaba Abor is a Financial Economist, Professor of Finance, and former Dean of the University of Ghana Business School with expertise in development finance and economics research and is a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana.

John Macomber is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School and is a recognized expert in infrastructure finance, sustainable urbanization, and project finance, with extensive experience in advising companies, investors, and governments on infrastructure projects around the world.

Thankom Arun is a Professor of Global Development and Accountability at the University of Essex in the UK, a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, UK and has held visiting positions at several institutions, including the Centre for Development Studies in India and the University of Rome, Sapienza.

Victor Murinde is the Executive Director of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and held the endowed chair of AXA Professor in Global Finance and is the founding Director of the Centre for Global Finance at SOAS University of London.