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Public Sector Investment and Britain's Post-War Economic Performance: a Case Study of Roads Policy

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Scott, P.
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This paper examines the investment decision-making process behind the allocation of government expenditure in Britain during the period 1945-60, in the light of institutional theories of Britain's poor post-war economic performance, taking the example of road infrastructure investment.

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Paper provided by Portsmouth University - Department of Economics in its series Papers with number 118.

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Length: 29 pages
Date of creation: 1998
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Handle: RePEc:fth:portec:118

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Keywords: INVESTMENTS ; PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ; ROADS;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
L91 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Transportation: General
L92 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Railroads and Other Surface Transportation
N74 - Economic History - - Economic History: Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, and Other Services - - - Europe: 1913-
O10 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General

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