Asian Development BankWorld BankJapan Bank for International Cooperation2012-06-062012-06-0620050-8213-6162-7https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7267Infrastructure development has made a major contribution to East Asia's enviable record on growth and poverty reduction. However, substantial new investments in infrastructure and service delivery improvements will be required to sustain progress in the future, and to address new challenges posed by urbanization, decentralization, and regional integration. At the same time, questions have often been raised about the impact of infrastructure on the environment and local communities, about waste through corruption in public spending and private contracts, and about the appropriate roles of the public and private sectors in infrastructure financing, ownership, and management. These questions are the motivation for this study by the Asian Development Bank, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, and the World Bank. The three agencies support infrastructure development through project financing and guarantees, as well as by assisting governments to put in place policies to improve public sector performance, and to attract private investment. Each agency will follow its own operational strategy in each country, but it is expected this new framework will enable taking a more coherent and consistent approach. By suggesting a "new framework" for infrastructure development in the region, Connecting East Asia presents an approach that will help avoid costly mistakes, and allow policy makers, development partners, nongovernmental organizations, and the public and private sectors to work together toward the successful provision of infrastructure. The report is organized around three main themes: inclusive development, coordination, and accountability and risk management.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYADBAGRICULTUREASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANKASSETSCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL COSTSCAPITAL REPLACEMENTCITIESCONSUMER PARTICIPATIONCOST OF CAPITALDECENTRALIZATIONECONOMIC GROWTHELECTRICITYELECTRICITY GENERATINGELECTRICITY GENERATING AUTHORITYELECTRICITY SECTORENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIESENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSEXTERNALITIESFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSGASGENERATING CAPACITYGENERATION CAPACITYGOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTUREGOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTIIMIIMPACT ASSESSMENTINDEPENDENT REGULATORSINFORMATION DISSEMINATIONINFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGEINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTSINFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCEINFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMSINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSINFRASTRUCTURE SECTORSINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICESINNOVATIONLAND USELEGAL STATUSLEGISLATIONLICENSESLOCAL GOVERNMENTLONG DISTANCELONG DISTANCE TELEPHONEMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMAINTENANCE COSTSMASS TRANSITMONOPOLY POWERNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSPOLLUTIONPORKPORTSPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOWER SUPPLYPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTPRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCEPUBLIC SPENDINGREGULATORSRISK MANAGEMENTROADSRURAL ECONOMIESRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL POVERTYRURAL ROADSSANITATIONSAVINGSSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSUBSIDIARYSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTAXATIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECOMMUNICATIONSTRAFFICTRAFFIC MANAGEMENTTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORTATIONUNITED NATIONSURBAN ECONOMIESURBAN GROWTHURBAN INFRASTRUCTUREURBAN MANAGEMENTURBANIZATIONUSAIDUSER CHARGESUTILITIESVOIPWATERWATER SECTORWATER SUPPLYWATER UTILITIESWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6162-7