Public Infrastructure and Economic Takeoff

Infrastructure and Canadian Economic Growth

“Canada is a wealthy country, rich in both human and capital resources. The incomes earned by its people today are among the highest in the world. The current high standing is a legacy from previous generations. Over the decades, huge investments have been made in infrastructure. Communications and transportation systems are, for the most part, vast, modern and efficient, joining together far-f...

Trust and Public Key Infrastructure

In the current rocket-speed growing E-commerce market, certain infrastructure, which enables users to exchange information and money securely over the Internet, is essential. Unfortunately, Internet is mere a cloud of connections of nodes. There is no organization to operate and manage. So the Internet itself is not responsible for any malicious frauds and attacks, and failures caused by reliab...

Is Public Infrastructure Undersupplied?

Over the past decade, infrastructure issues intermittently have moved toward the forefront of the domestic policy agenda. The coming year promises to intensify debate. By September 1991, Congress must re-authorize the federal highway program. Unlike past re-authorizations, this time Congress almost certainly will have to set new priorities and incorporate new principles of cost sharing for high...

Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Spain, 18451935

Between the mid-nineteenth century and the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, Spain undertook a sustained process of economic growth and structural change, but was unable to converge with the core European economies. The reasons behind Spain’s failure to converge have been a subject of debate among historians for decades. This dissertation aims to analyze the role played by infrastructu...

The Role Of Infrastructure In Promoting Economic Growth In Iran