Toward a Framework for Assessing Private vs Public Investment in Infrastructure
Significant additional resources from the private sector will be needed for infrastructure in emerging market countries if the Sustainable Development Goals are to be achieved. Close to 80 percent of all infrastructure investments are government fu...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/481791486540124454/Toward-a-framework-for-assessing-private-vs-public-investment-in-infrastructure http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30355 |
| Summary: | Significant additional resources from
the private sector will be needed for infrastructure in
emerging market countries if the Sustainable Development
Goals are to be achieved. Close to 80 percent of all
infrastructure investments are government funded in these
countries, yet it is recognized that public sector
investments alone will not be sufficient to bridge the
infrastructure gap. Scaling up the role that private firms
and investors play in infrastructure provision will require
a better understanding of the advantages and disadvantages
of public versus private provision, including the issues and
incentives that need to be considered in order to find the
right balance between the two. |
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