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Report | 2012
Infrastructure for Asian Connectivity
Author(s): Bhattacharyay, Biswa Nath ; Kawai, Masahiro ; Nag, Rajat M
This book addresses the prospects and challenges concerning both soft and hard infrastructure development in Asia and provides a framework for achieving Asian connectivity through regional infrastructure cooperation towards a seamless Asia. Key topics include:- demand estimates of national and regional infrastructure in transport, electricity,...
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Policy Brief | 2011
Financing Infrastructure for Connectivity: Policy Implications for Asia
Author(s): Bhattacharyay, Biswa N.
In view of Asia's huge infrastructure needs, as well as the reduced demand for exports due to the ongoing global financial and economic crisis, infrastructure projects offer a way of increasing regional demand and intraregional trade. This policy brief proposes various ways to tap Asia's huge financial resources to fund essential...
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Report | 2010
Institutions for Asian Connectivity
Author(s): Bhattacharyay, Biswa Nath
To make Asia more economically sustainable and resilient against external shocks, regional economies need to be rebalanced toward regional demand- and trade-driven growth through increased regional connectivity. The effectiveness of connectivity depends on the quality of hard and soft infrastructure. Of particular importance in terms of soft...
