Their very success demonstrated that public projects were not necessarily inefficient, extravagant and dishonest.
The difficulty is finding enough sensible public projects on which to spend money quickly.
Perhaps the end of the Olympic drain on National Lottery funding will return to public projects elsewhere.
But the new Constitution attempts to put an end to the kind of patronage that diverts funds away from needy public projects.
But the drying up of public funds suggests that a bumper era of big public projects may be coming to a close after that.
Land acquisition, often a rub in India, was sped under a national act for public projects and in this case even green lobbies gave their blessing for construction.
There was also considerable spending on public projects - Ysbyty Gwynedd and Wrexham Maelor Hospital, the dualling of the A55 and the virtual completion of the M4 in south Wales being obvious examples.
It's also likely Democratic leadership will reward Jeffords with the chairmanship of the powerful Environment and Public Works Committee, which handles environmental policy and the building of highways, dams and other public projects.
Moore's work in textiles was inspired by his aims as an artist after the second world war, particularly his belief, as a Socialist, that art could be a cohesive force in society, bringing together communities through creative public projects.
Buying bonds backed by the full faith and credit of a governing authority and revenue bonds backed by sewer and water are the safer than bonds for private-public projects that require a business to make money to pay back debts.
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In New Jersey, for instance, the state government struggles to finance critical public works projects that are vital for long-term economic competitiveness, while at the same time public employee benefits are rising at double-digit annual rates.
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In the 1960s, urban decay set in from failed public housing projects and demographic shifts.
Todd obtained Social Security numbers from dozens of Atlanta women who lived in public housing projects.
This way, at least the government can use that money to invest in public infrastructure projects.
What we need right now, in the immediate term, is a series of massive public works projects.
In 2009, the World Bank complained about "systemic corruption and bid rigging" in Philippine public works projects.
Seven years on from the bid, one of the largest post-war public works projects has been delivered.
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He hailed Plaid's plans for the economy, including a proposed not-for-profit company that would fund public infrastructure projects.
There are currently various options, from 1960s public housing projects to tours of the Olympic Stadium and university buildings.
Sir John Major introduced PFI in 1992 to allow private companies to finance, build and run public sector projects.
"I want to continue with public works projects, as they have a natural impact on the economy, " he said.
From the mid-1920s, Robert Moses spent four decades remaking New York with parks, bridges, throughways and public housing projects.
Subsequent gun control actions targeted on public housing projects established more legislative precedents.
Economic activity is expected to receive a boost from accelerated approval of public infrastructure projects, the IMF said on Tuesday.
Venezuelans are afflicted by chronic power outages, crumbling infrastructure, unfinished public works projects, double-digit inflation, food and medicine shortages, and rampant crime.
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Those grants can pay for rebuilding roads and hospitals, other public works projects, helping small businesses reopen, restoring utilities and providing rental subsidies.
And here in New York, the Recovery Act is allowing the weatherization of public housing projects as it is all over the country.
But Japan struggles with environmental issues like climate change brought about in part by decades of rampant construction driven by massive public works projects.
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