Physical Infrastructure Development: Balancing the Growth, Equity, and Environmental Imperatives

282 Pages·2010·2.711 MB·English

by  William Ascher, Corinne Krupp (eds.)

Physical Infrastructure Development
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Physical Infrastructure
Development: Balancing
the Growth, Equity, and
Environmental Imperatives
Edited by
William Ascher and Corinne Krupp
Prepared under the auspices of the
Pacific Basin Research Center,
Soka University of America
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Copyright © William Ascher and Corinne Krupp, 2010.
Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2010 978-0-230-10030-5
All rights reserved.
First published in 2010 by
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Physical infrastructure development : balancing the growth, equity,
and environmental imperatives / editors, William Ascher and Corinne
Krupp.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Infrastructure (Economics) 2. Economic development. I. Ascher,
William. II. Krupp, Corinne.
HC79.C3P59 2009
388—dc22 2009038938
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First edition: May 2010
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Printed in the United States of America.
To Barbara, again, with even more enthusiasm. W.A.
To my parents, Jerry and Rita Krupp, whose lives are a testament to
the belief that giving back is a privilege and a responsibility. Thank
you for your loving support and encouragement. C.K.
And in memory of John D. Montgomery and Dennis A. Rondinelli,
dynamic leaders who built the Pacific Basin Research Center
and made innumerable intellectual contributions to the field of
development.
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Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Preface and Acknowledgments xi
Contributors xiii
1 Rethinking Physical Infrastructure Development 1
William Ascher and Corinne Krupp
2 Distributional Implications of Alternative
Financing of Physical Infrastructure Development 35
William Ascher and Corinne Krupp
3 B eyond Privatization: Rethinking Private Sector
Involvement in the Provision of Civil Infrastructure 69
Richard G. Little
4 I nfrastructure Development in India and China:
A Comparative Analysis 97
M. Julie Kim and Rita Nangia
5 Physical Infrastructure as a Challenge for
Farsighted Thinking and Action 141
William Ascher
6 Transit Transformations: Private Financing and
Sustainable Urbanism in Hong Kong and Tokyo 165
Robert Cervero
7 U rban Reclamation and Regeneration in Seoul,
South Korea 187
Robert Cervero
viii ● Contents
8 Electrifying Rural Areas: Extending Electricity
Infrastructure and Services in Developing Countries 203
Corinne Krupp
9 I nfrastructure and Inclusive Development through
“Free, Prior, and Informed Consent” of Indigenous Peoples 225
Rosemary Morales Fernholz
Index 259
Illustrations
Figures
3.1 Number of Privately Provided Infrastructure
Projects by Sector 74
3.2 Method of Provision by Infrastructure Sector 74
3.3 Distribution of Projects by Sector and Region 75
3.4 M ethod of Private Provision of Infrastructure
by Region (1990–2006) 75
3.5 Effects of Proper Risk Allocation on Project Success 85
4.1 I nfrastructure Investments in China and
India (1985–2006) 103
4.2 Indian Highway Characteristics 116
6.1 Hong Kong’s MTR System, 2007 169
6.2 Greater Tokyo’s Railway Network 171
6.3 T rends in MTRC’s Profits and Losses from Property
Development and Recurring Businesses for the
1980 to 2005 period 175
7.1 Population Changes in Seoul Metropolitan
Area, 1992–2007 189
7.2 M arginal Effect of the CGC Freeway and
Urban Greenway on Nonresidential Property
Values by Distance Intervals (2001–2006) 196
7.3 M arginal Effects of the CGC Freeway and
Urban Greenway on Residential Property
Values by Distance Intervals (2001–2006) 197
Tables
1.1 Rates of Return to Paved Roads 6
1.2 Rates of Return to Electricity Generating
Capacity and Capital 8