Temporal Asymmetry

PPPPolitical Cycles

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—diagnostic note, no manuscript planned

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Why political cycles systematically destroy long-term infrastructure value.

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Key termsTemporal Asymmetry · Political Cycles · Infrastructure Governance · Electoral Cycles · Budget Cycles

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No paper yetTemporal Asymmetry in Infrastructure Governance: Why Political Cycles Destroy Long-Term Value is a diagnostic note — the argument is published here and no manuscript is planned. Said plainly rather than linked to a record that does not exist.

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