Even without the COVID-19 recession, the public sector role in generating investment, employment and growth would be a crucial question for economic policy. This volume brings fresh analysis to explain the importance of public investment, and the opportunities it offers. The editors should be praised for extending their attention well beyond standards to social investment as well as the ecological transition. The book will also be helpful for those who want to assess the added value of the European Union in the field of public investment.
László Andor
Secretary General, FEPS; Senior Fellow, Hertie School of Governance
Franco Bassanini, Alberto Quadrio Curzio and Xavier Ragot
Author Biographies
Floriana Cerniglia and Francesco Saraceno
Part I — Outlook
Rocco Luigi Bubbico, Philipp-Bastian Brutscher and Debora Revoltella
Mathieu Plane and Francesco Saraceno
Sebastian Dullien, Ekaterina Jürgens and Sebastian Watzka
Floriana Cerniglia and Federica Rossi
José Villaverde and Adolfo Maza
Part II — Challenges
Daniela Palma, Alberto Silvani and Alessandra Maria Stilo
Anton Hemerijck, Mariana Mazzucato and Edoardo Reviglio
Paolo Costa, Hercules Haralambides and Roberto Roson
D’Maris Coffman, Roberto Cardinale, Jing Meng and Zhifu Mi
Francesco Prota, Gianfranco Viesti and Mauro Bux
List of Illustrations
List of Tables