Economic infrastructure: a review of definitions, theory and empirics

J Fourie - South African Journal of Economics, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Infrastructure investment, especially in South Africa, is currently at the forefront of policy and
public debate. But the term 'infrastructure'has a variety of definitions and interpretations; the …

Infrastructural investment in long-run economic growth: South Africa 1875–2001

JW Fedderke, P Perkins, JM Luiz - World development, 2006 - Elsevier
Productive public expenditure in the area of infrastructure (such as roads, transportation,
and housing) can play an important role in promoting economic growth and encouraging …

[HTML][HTML] Industrialization and deindustrialization: an empirical analysis of some drivers of structural change in Brazil, 1947-2021

HC Iasco-Pereira, PC Morceiro - Brazilian Journal of Political …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
This article investigates the causes of structural change in Brazil, through the rise and the fall
of the manufacturing industry, and the consequences for total factor productivity and …

Impact of fiscal policy in an intertemporal CGE model for South Africa

R Mabugu, V Robichaud, H Maisonnave, M Chitiga - Economic Modelling, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper uses an intertemporal computable general equilibrium model to investigate the
consequences of an expansive fiscal policy designed to accelerate economic growth in …

[PDF][PDF] Social and economic infrastructure impacts on economic growth in South Africa

C Kularatne - UCT School of Economics Sta¤ Seminar Series, 2006 - researchgate.net
One of the key constraints to growth identified by the Ac $ celerated Shared Growth Initiative
(ASGI) in South Africa is investment in infrastructure. Analysis on the various measures of …

The impact of basic and social infrastructure investment on South African economic growth and development

H Gnade, PF Blaauw, T Greyling - Development Southern Africa, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Basic and social infrastructure investment can assist in addressing widespread inequality
and divided societies by promoting economic growth and social development. The aim of …

An investigation into the use of land-based financing to fund infrastructure in South Africa

R McGaffin, F Viruly, L Boyle - Journal of Property Investment & …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand how the nature of infrastructure as a
public good has traditionally lent itself to state provision and to review how land-based …

International benchmarking of South Africa's infrastructure performance

Z Bogetic, JW Fedderke - World Bank policy research working …, 2006 - papers.ssrn.com
The paper provides a first systematic, comprehensive benchmarking of South Africa's
infrastructure performance in four major sectors-electricity, water and sanitation, information …

Analysing job creation effects of scaling up infrastructure spending in South Africa

M Chitiga, R Mabugu, H Maisonnave - Development Southern …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
In a first for South Africa, this article draws on literature on infrastructure productivity to model
dynamic economy-wide employment impacts of infrastructure investment funded with …

China's Infrastructure Financing and the Role of Infrastructure in Awakening African Economies

MMO Ehizuelen - Journal of Comparative Asian Development …, 2021 - igi-global.com
African economies, through Agenda 2063, recognize that develo** infrastructure–
transport, electricity, energy, water, and e-connectivity–will be critical for the region to …