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It is important in these discussions to make one’s premises clear. Mine are as follows: By infrastructure I mean long-lived physical assets that provide the basis or physical support on which most economic and social activities rely. While the scope of this definition can obviously vary, I use the term to refer to the conventional utility industries – such as communications, electricity, transport (including rail links, ports and airports), water and sewerage services – as well as to the road network.