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Infrastructure finance in Europe : insights into the history of water, transport, and telecommunications /

The social returns of investment in water, roads and railways are apparent in the long run, but this distant horizon poses problems to governments and investors. This volume explores the different historical paths to solving the problem of infrastructure finance in Europe, from the fall of the Roman...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Cassis, Youssef (Editor), De Luca, Giuseppe (Editor), Florio, Massimo (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Infrastructure (Economics) > Europe.
Infrastructure (Économie politique) > Europe.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS.
Economic History.
Finance.
Infrastructure.
Infrastructure (Economics)
Europe
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The social returns of investment in water, roads and railways are apparent in the long run, but this distant horizon poses problems to governments and investors. This volume explores the different historical paths to solving the problem of infrastructure finance in Europe, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the end of the 20th century.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191781841
0191781843
0191022446
9780191022449