Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. The Institutional and Regulatory Environment for Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies
Fernanda Ruiz-Nuñez and Zichao Wei (The World Bank)
Chapter 2. Governance Institutions and the Investment Costs of Non-Conventional Renewable Energy Generation in Developing Countries
Daiana Dalla Vecchia and Gisele Ferreira Tiryaki (Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil)
Chapter 3. Electric Power Generation in Brazil: Evaluating the Regulation Model’s Basic Assumption
Maurício Marins Machado and Maria da Conceição S. de Sousa (Ministério do Planejamento, Desenvolvimento e Gestão, Brazil, and others)
Chapter 4. Tapping the Bounty: Challenges to Restore the Investments in the Brazilian Oil Industry
Edmar de Almeida, Luciano Losekann and Breno Medeiros (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and others)
Chapter 5. Natural Resources and Economic Growth: An Analysis of the Municipalities Located at the State of Bahia, Brazil
Luiz Gustavo Araújo da Cruz Casais e Silva, André Luís Mota dos Santos and Rodrigo Carvalho Oliveira (Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil)
Chapter 6. Demand for Public Transportation and the Design of Optimal Public Policies
Leticia Klotz, André Trindade and Edmilson Varejão (University of Minnesota, Minnesota, USA, and others)
Chapter 7. Using Optimisation and Machine Learning to Validate the Value of Infrastructure Investments
Rodolfo García-Flores, Soumya Banerjee and George Mathews (CSIRO Data61, Clayton South, VIC, Australia, and others)
Chapter 8. Funding and Financing for Wastewater and Sanitation Infrastructure in South Africa: Pricing, Tariffs and Operational Efficiency
Cornelius Ruiters and Maselaganye P. Matji (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa)
About the Editors
Index
Topics: Most chapters of the book discuss issues particularly related to the energy sector, which is always present in debates (chapters 2 – 5). Chapter 6, in turn, focuses on the transportation sector, discussing issues related to public policies and the future of transportation, which is also a hot topic.
The book was written to professionals who work in infrastructure sectors, as well as academic people who conduct research in the field. Besides universities and companies operating in any of the infrastructure sectors, the book may also interest professional people at multilateral organizations, such as the World Bank, IFC, IADB, ADB, among others.