Public Capital Infrastructure Management: Cases of Germany, Hungary and the USA
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Academic Unit
College of Arts and Sciences
Publication Date
2022
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The study uses a comparative case study approach to analyze contrasts and similarities of capital infrastructure management at the national level in Hungary, Germany, and the USA. Public investment has decreased in Germany and the USA while Hungary has benefited from significant public investments financed by EU funds over the past 15 years. Ageing infrastructure and public infrastructure maintenance has been found to be the weakest area in all three countries. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated existing challenges in underinvestment in public infrastructure. Political support for capital infrastructure project could be more important than cost-benefit estimates in the USA and Hungary. These study findings show that there has been an increased need to institutionalize recommended practices in capital infrastructure management at national levels of government, in particular during COVID-19 crisis. The countries have a unique opportunity to reinvest in capital infrastructure and jumpstart countries’ economy during COVID-19 crisis.
Journal Title
International Journal of Public Administration
Volume
45
Issue
12
Beginning Page Number
869
Last Page Number
893
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2021.1925910
Recommended Citation
Nyikos, G. and Ermasova, Natalia, "Public Capital Infrastructure Management: Cases of Germany, Hungary and the USA" (2022). Faculty Authors and Creators Reception. 272.
https://opus.govst.edu/fac/272