Structure
This site consists of an Annotated Reading List (ARL) of the BoK, narratives that identify key topics and themes, a glossary, and self-testing. The BoK literature includes decisions and publications by regulatory agencies and other governmental bodies; policy advisories by think tanks, consultants, donor agencies, and others; and research by academics, consultants, and other experts. The materials selected are those that senior managers at infrastructure firms, and their subject matter peers should find most useful, but others will find many of the references useful as well. We also sought to select materials that would be assessable for generalists with a working knowledge of economics, finance, accounting, and law, although most of the BoK focuses on economic issues.
Included in this Introduction is a note on references, which includes a list of references that are cited numerous times, a list of useful references that can be hard to obtain and so are not cited in the ARL, and a list of useful, technical economic texts.
The Annotated Reading List is organized into chapters to provide structure to the topics and subtopics. For each topic or subtopic, the Annotated Reading List includes some combination of core references, sectoral references, and other references that may be of interest. Core references represent broad, cross-sectoral knowledge. Sectoral references are intended for sector specialists. Other references are documents that may be interesting to those who wish to develop in depth expertise on specific topics.
