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In this presentation, IMFG and today’s leading infrastructure thinkers and practitioners convene for a conversation about how to overcome cost overruns on public infrastructure projects.
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This video features an event hosted by IMFG and today’s leading infrastructure thinkers and practitioners on how to overcome cost overruns on public infrastructure projects. The event followed the release of a new paper by Matti Siemiatycki for IMFG, called Cost Overruns on Major Infrastructure Projects: Patterns, Causes, and Cures.
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The three main explanations for cost overruns and delays are technical challenges, over-optimism, and strategic misrepresentations. This paper looks at the root of persistent cost overruns on public megaprojects, and proposes ways to fix this problem.
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The Indian Government’s decision to dissolve the Central Planning Commission in August 2014 marks an important watershed for India’s current government. This paper examines the newly established National Institution for Transforming India Aayog and its implications for India’s development policies.
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This presentation draws on the causes, courses and consequences of federal city policies in the UK and Australia and highlights points of difference and potential interest to Canadian policymakers.
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While the financial situation of municipal employee pension plans in Canada is satisfactory overall, these plans involve significant financial risks and in some cases have experienced financial difficulties that have caused problems for municipal finances.
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In this presentation, Dr. Murtaza Haider reviews land value capture projects in the United States and Canada, and shares original findings from an IMFG study on Toronto’s Sheppard East subway extension and its impact on surrounding property values.
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While Brazilian cities are popularly characterized by their inequality, Brazil is also known for its progressive national urban policies. This talk explores the contrast between these progressive ideals and how they play out in practice. On the ground, how do power relations and the organization of civil society influence participatory and socially-just planning?
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