United States Infrastructure Investments by State Governments : Grading the Decision Process
As with any large scale governmental activity, there are always questions about how well a function is performed in accomplishing its manifold objectives: are decisions well informed, coordinated, and cost effective? In the case of public investmen...
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okr-10986-211292021-04-23T14:04:00Z United States Infrastructure Investments by State Governments : Grading the Decision Process Petersen, John E. Vu, Ha T.T. ACCOUNTING ACCRUAL ACQUISITION AIR AIRPORTS APPROPRIATIONS ASSETS AUTOMOBILES BIDDING BONDS BRIDGE CONSOLIDATION CROSSINGS DEBT DELAWARE DRIVING ELECTRICITY ESTATE EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT HIGHWAY HIGHWAY PROGRAM HIGHWAYS HOUSING INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT SPENDING LANES LEVIES LIMITED MALFEASANCE MANAGERS PERSONS POLLUTION PROXY PUBLIC PUBLIC INVESTMENT RAIL RAILROAD RAILROADS ROAD ROADS SAFETY SANITATION SOCIETY STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS STATEMENT TAX TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOLL TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION TRUE TRUSTS URBANIZATION UTILITIES WEALTH As with any large scale governmental activity, there are always questions about how well a function is performed in accomplishing its manifold objectives: are decisions well informed, coordinated, and cost effective? In the case of public investments, these issues are all the more important because of the large sums and long horizons involved, which make them particularly significant in terms of their consequences for an economy. Unless the vital services provided by infrastructure are effectively performed when and where needed, economies will flag and private needs will go unmet. This report examines the general contours of infrastructure spending and financing in the United States. With a couple of notable exceptions, most of that spending is done at the state and local government level. An assessment of infrastructure decision making examines the results of two recent surveys of state governmental management practices performed by the pew center for the states. These surveys contain a subset of factors that provide indices of the quality of infrastructure planning and management in the individual states. These results allow comparisons among the states and between the two periods, allowing one to take a cursory look at the correlation between the grades and other characteristics of the states. 2015-01-07T17:45:12Z 2015-01-07T17:45:12Z 2012 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/23069016/united-states-infrastructure-investments-state-governments-grading-decision-process http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21129 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research UNITED STATES |
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ACCOUNTING ACCRUAL ACQUISITION AIR AIRPORTS APPROPRIATIONS ASSETS AUTOMOBILES BIDDING BONDS BRIDGE CONSOLIDATION CROSSINGS DEBT DELAWARE DRIVING ELECTRICITY ESTATE EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT HIGHWAY HIGHWAY PROGRAM HIGHWAYS HOUSING INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT SPENDING LANES LEVIES LIMITED MALFEASANCE MANAGERS PERSONS POLLUTION PROXY PUBLIC PUBLIC INVESTMENT RAIL RAILROAD RAILROADS ROAD ROADS SAFETY SANITATION SOCIETY STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS STATEMENT TAX TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOLL TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION TRUE TRUSTS URBANIZATION UTILITIES WEALTH |
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ACCOUNTING ACCRUAL ACQUISITION AIR AIRPORTS APPROPRIATIONS ASSETS AUTOMOBILES BIDDING BONDS BRIDGE CONSOLIDATION CROSSINGS DEBT DELAWARE DRIVING ELECTRICITY ESTATE EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT HIGHWAY HIGHWAY PROGRAM HIGHWAYS HOUSING INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT SPENDING LANES LEVIES LIMITED MALFEASANCE MANAGERS PERSONS POLLUTION PROXY PUBLIC PUBLIC INVESTMENT RAIL RAILROAD RAILROADS ROAD ROADS SAFETY SANITATION SOCIETY STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS STATEMENT TAX TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOLL TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION TRUE TRUSTS URBANIZATION UTILITIES WEALTH Petersen, John E. Vu, Ha T.T. United States Infrastructure Investments by State Governments : Grading the Decision Process |
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As with any large scale governmental
activity, there are always questions about how well a
function is performed in accomplishing its manifold
objectives: are decisions well informed, coordinated, and
cost effective? In the case of public investments, these
issues are all the more important because of the large sums
and long horizons involved, which make them particularly
significant in terms of their consequences for an economy.
Unless the vital services provided by infrastructure are
effectively performed when and where needed, economies will
flag and private needs will go unmet. This report examines
the general contours of infrastructure spending and
financing in the United States. With a couple of notable
exceptions, most of that spending is done at the state and
local government level. An assessment of infrastructure
decision making examines the results of two recent surveys
of state governmental management practices performed by the
pew center for the states. These surveys contain a subset of
factors that provide indices of the quality of
infrastructure planning and management in the individual
states. These results allow comparisons among the states and
between the two periods, allowing one to take a cursory look
at the correlation between the grades and other
characteristics of the states. |
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Petersen, John E. Vu, Ha T.T. |
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Petersen, John E. Vu, Ha T.T. |
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Petersen, John E. |
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United States Infrastructure Investments by State Governments : Grading the Decision Process |
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United States Infrastructure Investments by State Governments : Grading the Decision Process |
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United States Infrastructure Investments by State Governments : Grading the Decision Process |
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United States Infrastructure Investments by State Governments : Grading the Decision Process |
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United States Infrastructure Investments by State Governments : Grading the Decision Process |
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united states infrastructure investments by state governments : grading the decision process |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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