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100 1 _aCerniglia, Floriana.
245 1 2 _aA European Public Investment Outlook.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bOpen Book Publishers,
_c2020.
264 4 _c�2020.
300 _a1 online resource (226 pages)
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aOpen Reports Ser. ;
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505 0 _aIntro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Author Biographies -- Introduction -- References -- Part I - Outlook -- 1. Europe Needs More Public Investment -- 1.1. Recent Public Investment Trends in Europe -- 1.2. Infrastructure Has Declined Substantially -- 1.3. How to Support More Infrastructure Investment -- 1.4. Policy Implications -- References -- 2. Public Investment and Capital in France -- Introduction -- 2.1. The Net Wealth of Public Administrations -- 2.2. Evolution of Public Non-Financial Assets -- 2.2.1. The value of fixed assets remained constant -- 2.3. The Dynamics of Gross Investment -- 2.4. Net Flows of Fixed Assets Give Another (and Different) Picture -- 2.4.1. Since 2009, debt has not been used to finance an accumulation of assets -- 2.5. Assessing the Impact of an Investment Push in France -- 2.5.1. A quantification of investment needs for France -- 2.5.2. The macroeconomic impact of an investment shock -- 2.6 Conclusion -- References -- 3. Public Investment in Germany: The Need for a Big Push -- Introduction -- 3.1. The German Public Capital Stock -- 3.2. Quantifying Investment Needs -- 3.3. Macroeconomic Implications of a Public Investment Program in Germany -- Conclusion -- References -- 4. Public Investment Trends across Levels of Government in Italy -- Introduction -- 4.1. Public Investment in Italy -- 4.1.1. Public investments across regions -- 4.2. 2018, 2019 and 2020 Budgets: The Financial Resources for Public Investments -- 4.3. Conclusions and Some Policy Prescriptions -- References -- 5. Trends and Patterns in Public Investment in Spain: A Medium- and Long-Run Perspective -- Introduction -- 5.1. Trends and Patterns of Public Investment in Spain in the EU Context, 2000-2017 -- 5.2. Public Investment and Public Capital in Spain: A Long-Term Perspective -- 5.3. Conclusions -- References -- Part II - Challenges.
505 8 _a6. In Search of a Strategy for Public Investment in Research and Innovation -- Introduction and Main Points at Issue -- 6.1. The EU in Depth -- 6.2. Public Investment -- 6.3. Final Remarks and Policy Considerations -- References -- 7. Social Investment and Infrastructure -- Introduction: The Welfare Lesson from the Great Recession -- 7.1. The Social Investment Life-Course Multiplier Effect -- 7.2. A Golden Social Investment Rule in the Stability and Growth Pact -- 7.3. A New Deal for Social Europe: Boosting Social Infrastructure -- 7.4. How to Invest in Social Infrastructure to Fill the Gap? The Creation of a European Fund for Social Infrastructure -- 7.5. Firms or Markets in Infrastructure Financing -- 7.6. The Role of State Investment Banks (SIBs) in Financing Social Infrastructure in the European Union -- 7.7. The Concept of "Public Value" and the Role of Social Action -- 7.8. How Social Investment and Social Infrastructure is Part of Public Value -- 7.9. The Need for Mission-Oriented State Investment Banks -- 7.10. Closing Remarks -- References -- 8. From Trans-European (Ten-T) to Trans-Global (Twn-T) Transport Infrastructure Networks. A Conceptual Framework -- 8.1. The Trans-European Transport Network and its Evolution (1996-2013) -- 8.2. Demand for New Connectivity: Europe's Economic, Social and Political Integration in a Global Context -- 8.2.1. The growing importance of the extra-EU markets -- 8.2.2. Asia's central role in the global economy and trade -- 8.2.3. The potential of "MENA (Middle East and North Africa) shores" and the Mediterranean Sea basin -- 8.2.4. The shift of the European economy's centre of gravity to the East -- 8.2.5. Consequences for the EU transport infrastructure policy -- 8.3. Dealing with the Disruption of the Worldwide Maritime Freight Transport Network and its Infrastructure.
505 8 _a8.4. Dovetailing the EU Ten-T Infrastructure Policy with the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) -- 8.5. Assessing the Systemic Impact of Transport Infrastructure: Some Novel Analytical Tools and Approaches -- 8.6. Some Concluding Remarks -- References -- 9. Ecological Transition -- Introduction -- 9.1. The Importance of Carbon Accounting -- 9.2. The Emergence of "ESG" ratings -- 9.3. Mitigation: Decarbonization of Energy and Transport -- 9.3.1. Energy -- 9.3.2. Transport -- 9.4. Adaptation: Physical and Social Infrastructure -- 9.5. Remediation: Negative Emissions Technologies and Climate Engineering -- 9.6. Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- 10. The Contribution of European Cohesion Policy to Public Investment -- Introduction -- 10.1. European Cohesion Policy: An Overview -- 10.2. The Geography of ERDF and CF Expenditures -- 10.3. The Impact of Cohesion Policy on Public Investment -- 10.4. Regional Convergence and Spillovers -- 10.5. Summary and Conclusions -- References -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 10 -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 10 -- About the publishing team.
520 _aThe essays in this outlook collectively foster a broad approach to and definition of public investment, that is today more relevant than ever. Offering up a timely and clear case for the elimination of bias against investment in European fiscal rules, this outlook is a welcome contribution to the European debate, aimed both at policy makers and general readers.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aPublic investments-Europe.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aSaraceno, Francesco.
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