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020			_a047111992X (cloth : alk. paper)
082	0	0	_a363 _bLEV _cNUST-, P-23
100	1		_aLevy, Sidney M. _924960
245	1	0	_aBuild, operate, transfer : _bpaving the way for tomorrow's infrastructure / _cSidney M. Levy.
260			_aNew York : _bJ. Wiley, _c1996.
300			_aix, 411 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_aOne thing that mature, developing, or undeveloped nations have in common in today's global economy is the necessity to construct, repair, refurbish, and modernize their infrastructure.
520	8		_aFrom the Channel Tunnel to the Dulles Greenway, the book examines both successful projects and troubled ones, extracting key information on what sets them apart - including such crucial factors as the importance of public support and government control in ensuring a positive outcome. You will also find specific coverage of construction techniques and procedures, plus financial comparisons, demographics, and other statistical data.
520	8		_aMore and more governments are turning to the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) process to accomplish this expensive and enormously challenging task - allowing private developers to design, finance, construct, and operate revenue-producing public projects, and then turn them over to the community at the end of an agreed payback period.
520	8		_aThe first book to explore this innovative approach to privatization, Build, Operate, Transfer covers the creation of BOT projects from the ground up. Using a real-world, case-oriented approach,it provides a comprehensive examination of the engineering, construction, and financial skills required to bring BOT ventures from the planning stage to design, construction, and operation.
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650		0	_aInfrastructure (Economics)
650		0	_aNUST _96342
650		0	_aPrivatization. _938024
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