Policy Brief No. 2

The Infrastructure Finance Gap

Development-induced displacement and the limits of project-based safeguards.

Author
Samuel Cheung
Publication type
Policy Brief
Publication date
June 2026

Abstract

This policy brief examines development-induced displacement and the limits of project-based safeguards, focusing on how infrastructure finance can generate long-term public obligations that outlast project closure.

Keywords

development-induced displacementinfrastructure financeproject safeguardspublic financeresettlement

Recommended citation

Cheung, Samuel. 2026. The Infrastructure Finance Gap: Development-Induced Displacement and the Limits of Project-Based Safeguards. Displacement Policy, Policy Brief No. 2.

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