Publication

2011 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England

Language

English

Word Count

113,000 words, Guess

Page Count

452 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveglobalprojectsin00scot
  • ISBN-101107004926
  • ISBN-100521181909
  • ISBN-139781107004924
  • ISBN-139780521181907
and 5 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2010050613
  • OCLC Control Number689005684
  • Better World Books9781107004924
  • Better World Books9780521181907
  • Open LibraryOL25065167M

Classifications

  • DDC338.9009172/4
  • LCCHC59.72.C3 G56 2011
  • LCCHC59.72.C3G56 2011

Description

"As the world's population continues to grow, there is an ever increasing need for huge investment in basic infrastructure: water and sewage, energy production and distribution, transportation and telecommunication. At the same time, infrastructure systems in developed countries are deteriorating and in need of renewal. Today, many of the engineering and economic problems surrounding infrastructure construction projects have been solved, but the threat of social misalignments and political conflicts renders the development and management of such projects more challenging than ever before. This book presents a new theoretical framework that allows us to analyze the institutional and social movement processes, both negative and positive, that surround global infrastructure projects as they confront cross-national and cross-sectoral (such as private-public partnerships) institutional differences. The value of this framework is illustrated through a series of studies on a wide range of infrastructure projects, including roads, railroads, ports, airports, water supply and energy pipelines"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Global projects: institutional and political challengesCambridge University Press2011-01-01

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