Infrastructure Development in the Asia Pacific Region

Although the euphoria surrounding privatization-based infrastructure development evaporated in the aftermath of the 1997 Asian economic crisis, its importance for long-term economic growth did not. In this new collection, a host of international contributors are brought together to analyse the changing nature of infrastructure Development in the Asia- pacific Region. Infrastructure Development in the Pacific Region examines the enormous differences observed in developmental stages among economies in the region, and the unprecedented pace of changing agendas due to accelerated technological progress. Utilising empirical research from case studies from across the region, contributors analyse the increasing need for infrastructure development particularly for forging a knowledge-based economy in the region. Additionally, this volume examines the trend towards corporatization and privatization in infrastructure provision across both developed and developing economies in Asia and highlights the need for more appropriate combination of public and private participation in infrastructure provisions in the future.Kohsaka, Akira is the author of 'Infrastructure Development in the Asia Pacific Region ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415363419 and ISBN 0415363411.