Build
Investing in America's Infrastructure
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Narrated by:
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Douglas R Pratt
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Sadek Wahba
America's infrastructureits essential roads, bridges, ports, airports, power grids, and telecommunications systemswere once the pride of the nation and an example for the world. But now, after years of neglect and oversight, this infrastructure is crumbling and causing catastrophic changes in the US quality of life. Build seeks to explain how American infrastructure collapsed and what can be done to repair it.
In a series of colorful, rarely told cases, Build takes listeners on a revealing tour behind the scenes of the successes and debacles of key infrastructure projects to show what works, why the United States has failed in recent decades to invest in infrastructure, and how the private sector can help revitalize the sector, spur job growth, and contribute to climate resilience.
Sadek Wahba examines the private origins of US infrastructure and the federally funded megaprojects that came after the New Deal, investigating the role the private sector can and should play in building infrastructure. By drawing comparisons with systems in the United Kingdom, France, India, and China, Wahba shows that while privatization and public-private partnerships cannot solve all infrastructure challenges, they are essential for closing funding gaps, overcoming political paralysis, and driving major infrastructure advances.
The book is published by Georgetown University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.
©2024 Sadek Wahba (P)2025 Redwood AudiobooksCritic reviews
"This book is essential reading for anyone who cares about our long-term success in the 21st century and beyond." (President Bill Clinton)
"This book will be used in business and public schools going forward." (Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida)
"Read Build to understand how vast the investment challenge ahead remains and why it makes sense to partner with the private sector as a partial solution." (Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Council on Foreign Relations)