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Infrastructure for Structural Transformation: A Comebackof Planning?

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  • Ricardo Gottschalk
  • Padmashree Gehl Sampath

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This article examines how infrastructure development may best support structural transformation in developing countries. It critiques ongoing emphasis by multilateral financial institutions and other actors on infrastructure as an asset class and their focus on bankable projects. The article considers this approach too narrow for real economic transformation and argues development requires a more holistic approach, one that includes project assessment based on developmental criteria. Drawing on the pioneers of development and more recent literature on infrastructure systems, the article proposes development planning as a more promising approach and assesses how developing countries are faring regarding infrastructure planning for growth and transformation. JEL Classification: H54, O21, O40, P11

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  • Ricardo Gottschalk & Padmashree Gehl Sampath, 2021. "Infrastructure for Structural Transformation: A Comebackof Planning?," Journal of Infrastructure Development, India Development Foundation, vol. 13(1), pages 53-64, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jouinf:v:13:y:2021:i:1:p:53-64
    DOI: 10.1177/09749306211023667
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    Keywords

    Infrastructure; investment; economic growth; structural transformation; planning; developing countries;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
    • O21 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Planning Models; Planning Policy
    • O40 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General
    • P11 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Planning, Coordination, and Reform

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