Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledginents
Introduction, Paul A. Sabatier, Series Editor

1 The Role of Inírastructuxe in Development
Postwar Development Initiatives,
Foreign Assistance Strategies,
The Role of Social Infrastructure,
An Institutional Approach to Explaining
Development Outcoines,
The Importance of Physical Infrastructure,
What Do We Mean by Infrastructure Sustainabiity?
A Definition,
Evaluative Criteria,
An Overview of Our Approach
Conclusion,
Notes

2 The Problem of Sustainable Infrastructure
Infrastructure Maintenance and Its Finance,
Phases of Infrastructure Development,
Design,
Finance,
Construction,
Operation and Maintenance,
Use
Factors Influencing Maintenance Decisions of a Single Owner-User of Private Capital
Conclusion
Notes

3 Individuais, Incentives, and Transaction Costs
Assumptions About the Individual,
Problems of Contractual Uncertainty and Transaction Costs,
Information Asymmetries as Sources of Contractual Uncertainty
Time and Place Information and Scientific Knowledge
Other Types of Information Asymmetries
Kinship Networks as Counteracting Institutions
Nepotism and Corruption
Conclusion
Notes

4 Provision and Production of Rural Infrastructure
Distinction Between Provision and Production
Attributes of Rural Infrastructure Primarily
Affecting Provision
Nonexcludability and the Free-Rider Problem
Problems of Joint Use
Problems of Measurement
Problems of Rent Seeking
Attributes of Rural Infrastructure Primarily
Affecting Production,
Economies of Scale,
Asset Specificity
Rate of Deterioration
Public-Private Industry Structure
Conclusion
Notes

5 Evaluating Institutional Performance
Overail Performance Criteria,
Economic Efficiency
Equity
Accountabiity
Adaptability
Trade-offs Among Criteria
Intermediate Perforniance Criteria,
Costs of Provision
Costs of Production
Conclusion,
Notes

6 Analyzing Institutional Arrangements
Institutional Arrangements for Private Infrastructure
Development,
A Simple Market
A Differentiated Market for Infrastructure
Development
Comparative Evaluation
Institutional Arrangements for Public Infrastructure
Development
User Groups
Comparative Performance
Conclusion
Notes

7 Centralized Institutional Arrangemente
Centralized Infrastructure Development
Anticipated Performance on the Production Side
Anticipated Performance on the Provision Side
Anticipated Overail Performance
The Problem of Truncated Analyses
The Role of Donor Agencies
Conclusion
Notes

8 Decentralized Institutional Arrangements
Decentralization Efforts
The Evolving Meaning of Decentralization
Multiple Dimensions of Decentralization
Does Administrative Decentralization Improve the Performance of Centralized National
Governments?
Conclusion
Notes

9 Poiycentric Institutional Arrangements
The Concept of Polycentricity,
Economic Rationale for Polycentricity
The Possibiity of Polycentricity in Developing
Countries
Sources of Polycentricity
Principies Versus Blueprints
Some Common Concerns About Polycentric
Arrangements
Governance Issues
Finance Issues
Privatization as a Form of Decentralization
Pubiic Concessions as a Buttress for Centralization
Monopolies Versus Competitive Markets
Privatization Is Not a Panacea
Conclusion
Notes

10 Implications of an Institutional Approach to Sustainable Development
The Proposed Analytical Approach
General Policy Implications of Our Approach
llmmediate Policy Implications of Our Approach
Sustaining Small-scale Infrastructure
Sustaining Large-scale Infrastructure
Conclusion
Notes
References
About the Book and Authors
index