INFRASTRUCTURE AT CROSSROADS

Physical infrastructure has a significant impact on economic growth quality of life and poverty reduction. This collection of essays by a senior bureaucrat tells the inside story of India's infrastructure sector-where it is where it should be and what is stopping it from getting there. It weaves together political institutional and economic threads into a comprehensive narrative to illustrate the complexities involved in the provision of infrastructure. Focusing on the problems of governance it underscores the dilemmas faced by policymakers in providing critical infrastructure. . The book also offers a nuanced portrayal of the processes involved in the different stages from conception to implementation of infrastructure projects through diverse case studies-roads railways ports airports telecom and power. It outlines strategies to overcome current bottlenecks and provides suggestions for policy reform.