Infrastructure policy and inequality

"This book reframes the purpose of infrastructure from being an input to economic growth to becoming a major instrument in reducing socio-economic inequalities in both industrialized and developing countries. Drawing on global and national lessons of COVID-19 and extensive working experience in...

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Main Author: Cohen, Michael A., 1944- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
Series: Routledge studies in development economics.
Subjects:
Infrastructure (Economics)
Equality.
Income distribution.
Social justice.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
ISBN: 9781032655796
1032655798
9781040011430
1040011438
9781040011485
1040011489
9781032655765
1032655763
9781032655772
1032655771
Physical Description: 1 online resource.

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