Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies (Dec 2018)

Is Investment in Infrastructure Worth It?

  • Mohammed Aliu Momoh,
  • John Emeka Ezike

DOI
https://doi.org/10.26710/jbsee.v4i2.200
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 2

Abstract

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The argument for investment in infrastructure and its implication for economic development have attracted a robust discourse. This paper adds a voice to the significance importance of the subject matter by examining the theoretical arguments for infrastructure investment. We further developed a framework, which explains the need for investment in infrastructure and its flow both as input for recycling and input for further production as a final output for consumption. The study shows that no one individual can provide infrastructure but rather all the activities of the various industries sit on a platform from which payment for its use is shared amongst all users. It concludes that Investments in infrastructure are not just one off event but planned to achieve a robust economic development.

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