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# Public Works Funding Mechanisms

## Definition

The various methods by which public infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, canals, and harbours can be financed, including tolls, local taxes, general revenue, and forced labour.

## Source Chapter

Book V, Chapter 1

## Context

An analysis of how different funding mechanisms affect the efficiency, equity, and appropriateness of public works, considering the benefits to different groups and the administrative requirements of each method.

## Economic Domain

Regulation

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