• HISTORICAL ASPECTS
• ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
• DECLINING INVESTMENTS: THE REAL IMPACT
• OUTLOOK: THE STAGGERING BURDEN OF INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
• FURTHER READING:

Infrastructure refers to a wide variety of systems in place to support the prevailing industrial society, in both the public and private sectors. The public infrastructure encompasses a number of basic structures and services, including wastewater systems, power plants, dams, housing, and education. It includes the basic transportation system of mass transit, railroads, aviation (airports and air traffic control systems), highways, roads, and bridges. In addition, communication systems, computer networks, and information superhighways...