Public Capital, Growth and Welfare: Analytical Foundations for Public Policy

by Pierre-Richard Ag Nor and Pierre-Richard Agénor

A framework for the analysis of public investment in the developing world

In the past three decades, developing countries have made significant economic and social progress, from improved infant mortality rates to higher life expectancy. Yet, 1.3 billion people continue to live in extreme poverty in the developing world, leading policymakers to place a renewed emphasis on policies that could promote economic efficiency and the productivity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691155801
• ISBN13: 9780691155807
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"