public works projects
State-funded building efforts
Public works projects are construction or infrastructure efforts funded by government—roads, bridges, dams, public buildings, sewer systems.
The term often appears in discussions of economic stimulus, since such projects create jobs while building things the public needs: The New Deal launched massive public works projects during the Depression.
Sometimes shortened to simply public works.
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- airportsFacilities for aircraft arrival
- bus terminalsDeparture points for coaches
- aqueductsChannels conveying water distances
- community centersPublic gathering facilities
roads · highway system · railways · flood barriers · New Deal · water treatment plants · civic centers · wind farms · desalination plants · WPA · libraries · tunnels · construction zone · hard hats · green roofs · dams · power grids · TVA
public works projectsprivate enterprise
Individually owned business operation
public works projectslaissez-faire economics
Minimal state economic involvement
privatization · deregulation · austerity measures · supply-side economics · tax cuts