Seven Myths About US Infrastructure
Barry Gold and Allan Marks
The Journal of Structured Finance Winter 2022, 27 (4) 8-24; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3905/jsf.2021.1.128
Barry Gold
is the head of Marathon Capital Partners in New York, NY.
Allan Marks
is a partner at Milbank LLP, Los Angeles, CA, and adjunct lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in Berkeley, CA
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The Journal of Structured Finance
Vol. 27, Issue 4
Winter 2022
Seven Myths About US Infrastructure
Barry Gold, Allan Marks
The Journal of Structured Finance Jan 2022, 27 (4) 8-24; DOI: 10.3905/jsf.2021.1.128
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- Abstract
- INFRASTRUCTURE DEFINED
- MYTH 1: THE US GOVERNMENT CAN UNILATERALLY DICTATE WHERE FUNDS ARE SPENT FOR MOST INFRASTRUCTURE CLASSES
- MYTH 2: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OWNS AND CONTROLS INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS
- MYTH 3: MANY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS CANNOT GET FUNDING
- MYTH 4: THE UNITED STATES DISFAVORS PUBLIC–PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
- MYTH 5: US AIRPORTS SHOULD BE PRIVATIZED, AS IN OTHER COUNTRIES, TO ACHIEVE EFFICIENCIES AND IMPROVED PASSENGER SERVICE
- MYTH 6: IT IS EASY TO TRANSITION THE US POWER GRID TO RENEWABLE GENERATION
- MYTH 7: MONEY ALONE CAN IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE
- CONCLUSION
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