International transfer of railway infrastructure through the intermediation of aid agencies
This paper proposes a conceptualization of the mechanism of international transfer of infrastructure (as opposed to knowledge, technology, or policy transfer) through the intermediation of development aid organizations (DAOs). DAOs are powerful transnational actors able to provide and mobilize vast...
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| author | Varsolo Sunio Hironori Kato Sandy Mae Gaspay Joemier Pontawe Maria Sheilah Napalang |
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| description | This paper proposes a conceptualization of the mechanism of international transfer of infrastructure (as opposed to knowledge, technology, or policy transfer) through the intermediation of development aid organizations (DAOs). DAOs are powerful transnational actors able to provide and mobilize vast resources on behalf of constrained government agencies. They accomplish the transfer first by means of financing, then by assisting in the preparation of the contract packages, and finally in the public procurement process leading to the formation of contractual linkages. Twenty-eight (28) contract packages of seven rail-related projects in the Philippines financed by three DAOs are used as the main dataset, complemented by interview and document data. Through a content analysis of the contracts, the authors derive the mechanism of replication-linkage-flow. The current study has implications for understanding railway infrastructure transfer not only as national development for the recipient country but also as an export for the host country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fd517fbc984d4439a2bf321754c75f5f2023-03-25T05:15:13ZengElsevierTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives2590-19822023-03-0118100765International transfer of railway infrastructure through the intermediation of aid agenciesVarsolo Sunio0Hironori Kato1Sandy Mae Gaspay2Joemier Pontawe3Maria Sheilah Napalang4Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development, Department of Science and Technology, Taguig City, Philippines; Science Engineering and Management Research Institute, University of Asia and the Pacific, Pasig City, Philippines; National Research Council of the Philippines, Department of Science and Technology, Taguig City, Philippines; Corresponding author.Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanNational Research Council of the Philippines, Department of Science and Technology, Taguig City, Philippines; Institute of Civil Engineering, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines; National Center for Transportation Studies, Diliman, Quezon City, PhilippinesSchool of Architecture and Planning, The University of Auckland, New ZealandSchool of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines; National Center for Transportation Studies, Diliman, Quezon City, PhilippinesThis paper proposes a conceptualization of the mechanism of international transfer of infrastructure (as opposed to knowledge, technology, or policy transfer) through the intermediation of development aid organizations (DAOs). DAOs are powerful transnational actors able to provide and mobilize vast resources on behalf of constrained government agencies. They accomplish the transfer first by means of financing, then by assisting in the preparation of the contract packages, and finally in the public procurement process leading to the formation of contractual linkages. Twenty-eight (28) contract packages of seven rail-related projects in the Philippines financed by three DAOs are used as the main dataset, complemented by interview and document data. Through a content analysis of the contracts, the authors derive the mechanism of replication-linkage-flow. The current study has implications for understanding railway infrastructure transfer not only as national development for the recipient country but also as an export for the host country.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259019822300012XRailway infrastructureIntermediationInfrastructure transferMechanismGlobal SouthDevelopment aid organization |
| spellingShingle | Varsolo Sunio Hironori Kato Sandy Mae Gaspay Joemier Pontawe Maria Sheilah Napalang International transfer of railway infrastructure through the intermediation of aid agencies Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives Railway infrastructure Intermediation Infrastructure transfer Mechanism Global South Development aid organization |
| title | International transfer of railway infrastructure through the intermediation of aid agencies |
| title_full | International transfer of railway infrastructure through the intermediation of aid agencies |
| title_fullStr | International transfer of railway infrastructure through the intermediation of aid agencies |
| title_full_unstemmed | International transfer of railway infrastructure through the intermediation of aid agencies |
| title_short | International transfer of railway infrastructure through the intermediation of aid agencies |
| title_sort | international transfer of railway infrastructure through the intermediation of aid agencies |
| topic | Railway infrastructure Intermediation Infrastructure transfer Mechanism Global South Development aid organization |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259019822300012X |
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