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The UK also has problems with particularly expensive infrastructure projects. They tend to cost magnitudes more in common law countries (USA, Canada, UK, Austr
by tomarr 10y ago
The UK also has problems with particularly expensive infrastructure projects.
They tend to cost magnitudes more in common law countries (USA, Canada, UK, Australia, NZ. This is generally down to the land and legal costs, with the dispute framework becoming much more expensive. Land and property rights are much more extensively protected in common law countries.
- xioxox 10y agoGermany has also had massive cost problems with some projects, such as the Hamburg concert hall. There's also the Berlin airport which is years late and has costs over twice of what was expected.