Purposeful Commitment to Infrastructure Investment in Asia

The development of infrastructure has strong connections to a country’s economic growth as it offers the foundation for social and industrial upgrading. Infrastructure investment also contributes to expanding business activities in various fields from transport and energy to information and communications technology (ICT). At the same time, infrastructure investment is related to international relations as cross-border support for infrastructure development creates a diplomatic partnership between a country that offers funds for infrastructure investment and a country that receives them. This is a main reason why infrastructure development is examined from the foreign policy perspective as well as the economic one.