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How are investments allocated in a publicly owned port system? Political factors versus economic criteria

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Univ., Seville, Espagne
FAGEDA, X.
Dept. of Economic Policy, Univ., Barcelona, Espagne


Description :
This paper estimates the determinants of investments in port infrastructure in the Spanish regions made by the central administration. It is found that the use of the infrastructure in relation to capacity has some influence on the amount of investment received by a region. Furthermore, specialization in containers is also relevant for receiving more resources. However, it is found that when greater political decentralization does not go hand in hand with greater financial decentralization, the importance of tactical political aspects increases. Overall, efficiency plays a more relevant role in the regional allocation of investments in ports than in other transport infrastructures.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Regional studies, issn : 0034-3404, 2014, vol. 48, n°. 7, p. 1279-1294, nombre de pages : 16, Références bibliographiques : 2 p.

Date :
2014

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press

Langue :
Anglais
Droits :
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