REDUCING AMERICA'S "THIRD DEFICIT"

This article demonstrates the importance of public investment in physical infrastructure (roads, bridges, mass transit, electric power, sewers, etc.) to the stimulation of productivity, profitability, and investment. Specifically, the article argues that the slowdown in spending for infrastructure over the past 25 years has been a major cause of the U.S. economy's poor performance since 1970.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Associated General Contractors of America

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  Arlington, VA  United States  22201
• Authors:
  • Aschauer, D
• Publication Date: 1991-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 85-86
• Serial:
  • Constructor
  • Volume: 73
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Associated General Contractors of America
  • ISSN: 0162-6191

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic conditions; Governments; Private enterprise
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00611278
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1991 12:00AM