Global Projects - Institutional and Political Challenges (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	2011
Editors:	W. Richard Scott • Raymond E. Levitt • Ryan J. Orr
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	472
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-18190-7
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > International institutions > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-18190-9
Barcode:	9780521181907

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