02443cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005452 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451871142 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Ter-Minassian, Teresa. Creating Sustainable Fiscal Space for Infrastructure : The Case of Tanzania / Teresa Ter-Minassian, Richard Hughes, Alejandro Hajdenberg. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (41 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students A common dilemma facing governments around the world is how to meet the sizeable fiscal costs of providing and maintaining infrastructure networks. Over the past decade, developed and developing countries have looked to fiscal rules, budgetary reforms, tax policy and administration measures, public-private partnerships and other innovative financial instruments to raise additional finance for infrastructure investment. This paper looks at the range of options for raising the financing to meet Tanzania's infrastructure needs. It begins with a brief survey of the evidence on the relationship between infrastructure, public investment, and economic growth, and then goes on to consider the case for additional infrastructure investment in Tanzania. The second part of the paper looks at five broad options for mobilizing additional resources to meet Tanzania's infrastructure needs: (i) direct private investment and PPPs, (ii) expenditure reprioritization and efficiency, (iii) domestic revenue mobilization, (iv) external grants and concessional financing, and (v) sovereign borrowing on domestic or international credit markets. The paper concludes with some general recommendations on what combination of the above approaches might be suitable for Tanzania. Mode of access: Internet Hajdenberg, Alejandro. Hughes, Richard. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/256 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2008/256/001.2008.issue-256-en.xml IMF e-Library