INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT: A FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION

Despite inadequate funding levels and limited program coordination, the United States still allocates tens of billions of dollars annually to a multitude of projects across the nation. Such investment could go further toward upgrading America’s infrastructure if it were spent more efficiently. The vast majority of funds for infrastructure projects in the United States are not disbursed on the basis of a rigorous comparison of projects’ economic costs and benefits. Instead, they are allocated by formula or annual congressional appro- priations that place more emphasis on geographic political considerations than on return on investment. For decades, highway funding has been distributed by...