“One of the big reasons costs are high in the Anglosphere is that state capacity was emptied out in the 80s and 90s. Everything has been outsourced to the private sector.”
Ireland gets a poor return for its investment in public infrastructure. As the population climbs, that's a big problem. Marco Chitti, a transit researcher who specialises in sharing best practice in infrastructure investment, has some ideas on how to build better. In this podcast, Chitti talks to Sean Keyes.