TY - BOOK ID - 84550343 TI - Public Investment and Public-Private Partnerships AU - Akitoby, Bernardin. AU - Hemming, Richard. AU - Schwartz, Gerd. PY - 2007 SN - 1462392628 1452766509 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Infrastructure KW - Public Finance KW - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Infrastructures KW - Other Public Investment and Capital Stock KW - Investment KW - Capital KW - Intangible Capital KW - Capacity KW - Debt KW - Debt Management KW - Sovereign Debt KW - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General KW - Public finance & taxation KW - Macroeconomics KW - Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP) KW - Public investment spending KW - Public debt KW - Expenditure KW - Public-private sector cooperation KW - Public investments KW - Saving and investment KW - Debts, Public KW - Expenditures, Public KW - Brazil UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:84550343 AB - Over the past three decades, public spending on infrastructure, as a share of GDP, has been on the decline worldwide. Although the link between infrastructure investment and economic growth is not yet fully understood, the quality of infrastructure clearly affects a country's productivity, competitiveness in export markets, and ability to attract foreign investment. This EI explores the following questions: Should countries increase public investment in infrastructure? If the answer is yes, how can they do so in a fiscally responsible manner? Are public-private partnerships a viable alternative?. ER -