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086698
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2009.
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Although quality may be as important as quantity in public infrastructure management, little research has studied changes in the quality of China's infrastructure investments. This study seeks to document the quality of infrastructure projects in China's villages and to measure whether or not quality has suffered as China's investment effort has risen. The study also examines if satisfaction is rising. Using data from 100 villages in China, we have found that both the quantity and the quality of infrastructure investments have increased. We also find that rural residents are more satisfied with projects, especially when they are higher quality.
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166884
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This article discusses the trajectory of project implementation in the development of the Hatirjheel lake area in Dhaka, which involved forced relocation and socio-economic deprivation for most project-affected people. It raises questions over the extent to which such processes need to be seen as state-induced violations of basic justice, asking whether more justice-focused management of such projects is becoming an unrealistic expectation in an increasingly crowded Bangladesh. The article discusses the socio-political dynamics and community-related issues affecting different stakeholders during the implementation of the project. Despite the official presence of participatory planning techniques, the forceful imposition of the development plans and the drastic ramifications of forced land acquisition are shown to have violated basic principles of good governance. It is suggested that less violent and more inclusive approaches are possible despite resource scarcities and that lessons can be learned from such experiences for the future.
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102816
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2011.
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EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD is currently facing the serious problems of imbalance between the development level of production sector infrastructure and today's requirements of the economy and society. It is an anachronism to see traffic-choked roads, corroding bridges and overpasses, mountains of rubbish and waste, aging buildings of public institutions in the industrial economies with their high labor productivity, automation, computer technologies, and the Internet. Urban sprawl engulfs airports thus endangering thousands of lives in the event of an air crash. The water, heating, gas, electric power, and sewerage facilities that have outlived their usefulness threaten accidents and disasters. The crumbling and obsolete elements of infrastructure mean higher costs for society, lower productivity and competitiveness of national economies, and a greater number of bad accidents and disasters. Rectifying this situation calls for enormous funds.
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