Public infrastructure in the 21st century is confronted with new challenges - adapting to climate change, meeting the economic, energy, water, transportation and social infrastructure needs of megacities in Asia, megaregions in North America and European city regions.
Contents:
Preface
1. Global crisis and the new infrastructure agenda 2. The political economy of infrastructure 3. Transformation and globalization of infrastructure 4. Infrastructure - the new global wealth machine? 5. Growth of global private infrastructure investment market 6. Global spread of PPPs and privatisation 7. Trading portfolios of schools, hospitals, and prisons 8. Abandoned and terminated projects 9. Impacts of infrastructure PPPs and privatisation 10. Strategies for public investment 11. Strengthening strategic alliances for the future
Conclusion