Urban infrastructure for development

Paul Collier; Anthony J. Venables

doi:10.1093/oxrep/grw016

Urban infrastructure for development

Paul Collier
, Anthony J. Venables

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Abstract

The paper discusses the importance of infrastructure investment in growing cities, arguing that, in addition to its direct benefits, infrastructure plays crucial roles in enabling density and coordinating private investment decisions. Many cities have failed to invest in sufficient infrastructure due to inadequate financing tools (in particular failure to capture benefits through land value taxation) and fragmented urban authority.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	391-409
Number of pages	19
Journal	Oxford Review of Economic Policy
Volume	32
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/grw016
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Africa
Connectivity
Infrastructure
Transport
Urban

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