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Needed: A Marshall Plan for Ourselves

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  • Richard P. Nathan

    (University at Albany, State University of New York)

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The movement of goods, people, and information and the smooth functioning of cities are vital to our nation's economic well-being. When bridges collapse or highways are closed and when water mains burst and flood subways and cities, we are reminded once again that, just as capital facilities buttress economic growth their decay can retard it. Visit almost any big city today and you can learn about its pocked and blocked roads, jammed traffic, closed bridges, flooded streets, blown sewers, aged hospitals, and decayed housing. Because most spending for public infrastructure is by states and localities, policymakers at these levels of government know that the economic health of their regions requires the construction and upkeep of their capital plant. This article reviews several studies that document public infrastructure needs. The purpose of the article is to urge a shift in U.S. economic policy to favor state and local infrastructure investment through "a Marshall Plan for ourselves. "

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  • Richard P. Nathan, 1992. "Needed: A Marshall Plan for Ourselves," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 6(4), pages 347-355, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecdequ:v:6:y:1992:i:4:p:347-355
    DOI: 10.1177/089124249200600401
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    1. Boarnet, Marlon G., 1996. "The Direct and Indirect Economic Effects of Transportation Infrastructure," University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers qt1506r290, University of California Transportation Center.
    2. Boarnet, Marlon G., 1995. "Highways and Economic Productivity: Interpreting Recent Evidence," University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers qt4g79984s, University of California Transportation Center.

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