Infrastructure shortfall in the United Kingdom: The private finance initiative and government policy

Political Geography

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 341-365

  Clark, Gordon L ^a   Root, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Government infrastructure investment; Private finance initiative

Indexed keywords

INFRASTRUCTURE; INVESTMENT; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SPENDING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032907017     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-6298(98)00109-7     Document Type: Article

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