“As African economies boom and businesses are created, one of the big questions this growth raises is that of third-level education: how can Africa develop a knowledge infrastructure to rival that of the west, a sort of Harvard University in Africa?” BigsGrowthLevelsEconomyThirdsRaisesWestUniversityInfrastructureRivalsHarvardBig QuestionsHarvard University Author:Richard Attias
“Our new economic approach is rooted in ideas which stress the importance of macro-economics, post neo-classical endogenous growth theory and the symbiotic relationships between growth and investment, and people and infrastructure.” PeopleIdeasGrowthEconomicTheoryApproachEconomicsImportanceStressInvestmentPostsRootedInfrastructureMacro Author:Gordon Brown
“Show me a healthy community with a healthy economy and I will show you a community that has its green infrastructure in order and understands the relationship between the built and the unbuilt environment.” ShowsOrderGrowthNatureCommunityEconomyEnvironmentHealthySmartBuiltGreenShow MeConservationInfrastructureSmart Growth Author:Will Rogers
“Investment in infrastructure is a long term requirement for growth and a long term factor that will make growth sustainable.” LongGrowthTermInvestmentFactorsLong TermRequirementsInfrastructure Author:Chanda Kochhar
“We need to stop thinking about infrastructure as an economic stimulant and start thinking about it as a strategy. Economic stimulants produce Bridges to Nowhere. Strategic investment in infrastructure produces a foundation for long-term growth.” ThinkingNeedsLongGrowthTermEconomicProduceFoundationStrategyInvestmentBridgesLong TermInfrastructureStrategicStimulants Author:Roger McNamee
“The factors that have been holding farmers back are similar to those that threaten other types of growth in Africa. Infrastructure and transport are in many cases quite poor, resulting in the losses of huge amounts of produce.” Has BeensGrowthLossPoorCasesProduceHugeTypeAmountFactorsFarmersInfrastructureTransport Author:Richard Attias
“I am very pleased to see this project moving ahead. The Hamilton Airport serves as an international gateway to south-western Ontario. This new facility will allow the airport to expand its air cargo business and help strengthen the local economy. This is another example of Ontario's commitment to public infrastructure that contributes to long-term growth for the region.” LongHelpingMovingGrowthTermEconomyAirExampleProjectsCommitmentSouthWesternInternationalLocalsLong TermRegionsAirportsInfrastructureFacilityGatewaysHamiltonMoving AheadCargoOntario Author:Ted McMeekin
“India's infrastructure has to be modernized, has to be expanded at a rate which will I think be consistent with the growth requirements.” ThinkingGrowthIndiaRateConsistentRequirementsInfrastructure Author:Manmohan Singh
“If we want growth today to be more innovation-driven, more inclusive and more sustainable, then we need a more active state, not a less active one. Yet we still hear the dogma that we should just fix market failure by focusing on science and infrastructure, and to "level the playing field."” IfsWantNeedsShouldStillsStatesTodayGrowthLevelsFieldsInnovationActiveDrivenDogmaInfrastructurePlaying FieldsMarket Failure Author:Mariana Mazzucato
“While infrastructure is of course important, it must be part of a bigger vision. The point is not to simply dig ditches but to steer those investments towards transformational growth.” ImportantCoursesGrowthVisionBiggerInvestmentInfrastructureSteers Author:Mariana Mazzucato
“I`d say is stimulus infrastructure spending is not instant jobs. I think the real reason the president [Donald Trump] wants to do this is because we have a crumbling infrastructure problem and you need a good modern infrastructure for economic growth to occur.” ThinkingWantNeedsRealReasonProblemJobsGrowthPresidentEconomicModernTrumpSpendingInstantInfrastructureEconomic GrowthStimulusCrumblingCrumbling Infrastructure Author:Paul Ryan
“Not just the jobs building the infrastructure, but you need to have a good highway system. You need to have a good bridge system, a good pipeline system, a good canal and waterway system for economic growth to occur, for a modern economy to succeed.” NeedsJobsGrowthEconomyEconomicModernBuildingSucceedBridgesHighwaysInfrastructureEconomic GrowthCanalsPipeline Author:Paul Ryan
“We think that`s necessary just as a foundation for economic growth. It`s not the jobs in and of themselves, which you do make by building bridges and things like this, but it`s the economic growth that comes from having a modern infrastructure that is in dire need of repair.” ThinkingNeedsJobsGrowthEconomicModernBuildingFoundationBridgesInfrastructureEconomic GrowthBuilding Bridges Author:Paul Ryan
“We've got to make sure that we rebuild the infrastructure in America, because we used to be - have the best bridges, the best roads, the best airports. And now, when you go to China or you go to Europe, you see that they are outstripping us in terms of infrastructure. And if we put people back to work, that would be good not only in the short term, but it would also lay the foundation, the framework for long-term economic and job growth.” PeopleIfsLongWould BeJobsAmericaUsedGrowthTermEconomicEuropeFoundationLaysChinaBe GoodUsed To BeBridgesLong TermAirportsInfrastructureFrameworkShort TermBack To WorkJob Growth Author:Barack Obama