Global auction of public assets : public sector alternatives to the infrastructure market and public private partnerships

Public infrastructure in the 21st century is confronted with new challenges - adapting to climate change, meeting the economic, energy, water, transportation and social infrastructure needs of megacities in Asia, megaregions in North America and European city regions. Contents: Preface 1. Global crisis and the new infrastructure agenda 2. The political economy of infrastructure 3. Transformation and globalization of infrastructure 4. Infrastructure - the new global wealth machine? 5. Growth...