Public Money for Private Infrastructure ; Deciding When to Offer Guarantees, Output-Based Subsidies, and Other Fiscal Support

from the Table of Contents: Foreword; Abstract; Acknowledgments; Summary; Introduction; Clarifying the Objectives of Fiscal Support; Considering Policy Options Other Than Fiscal Support; Identifying the Instruments of Fiscal Support; Comparing the Cost of Different Instruments; Comparing the Accuracy of Different Instruments; Narrowing Down the Choice by Considering Transparency and Targeting; Improving Institutions for Decisionmaking; Concluding Remarks; Annex: Valuing Revenue Guarantees and Variable Subsidies; References; Boxes; Figures; Tables;