In the past, undersupply of public infrastructure was blamed for low productivity growth in the United States in the 1970s, while greater private sector participation was emphasized for infrastructure development in the Asia-Pacific region before the Asian Economic Crisis in the 1990s.
This revealing book looks at the current economic situation and the state of infrastructure on both sides of the Pacific. Including contributions from leading authorities such as Satya Paul, Jim Storey, Tony Makin and Naoyuki Yoshino, this book closely investigates the experiences of Japan, Canada, the US, China, Korea and Australia.
1. Overview Akira Kohsaka 2. Australia Tony Makin and Satya Paul 3. Canada Jim Storey 4. China Guoqiang Yue 5. Hong Kong Kwong Yiu Tang 6. Japan Akira Kohsaka, Naoyuki Yoshino and Masaki Nakahigashi 7. Korea Jaebong Ro 8. Malaysia Vijayakumari Kanapathy 9. New Zealand Douglas Steel 10. The Philippines Cayetano W. Paderanga Jr. 11. Singapore Khee Giap Tan and Lee Ying Soon 12. The United States Robert Dekle and Jeffrey B. Nugent
Biography
Akira Kohsaka is affiliated with the Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University, Japan.
