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The UK Infrastructure Bank and the financialization of public infrastructures amidst nationalist neoliberalism

Academic research
Authors
Jenny McArthur
Publisher
Competition & Change / SAGE

What it examines

Develops a case study of UKIB’s governance and its use of guarantees, equity and debt to attract private infrastructure investment. The author argues that these arrangements can strengthen private financial interests while limiting public value and regional benefits.

Why it matters

Offers an academic critique of the investment model and governance inherited by NWF.

First published online 28 June 2023; journal issue published January 2024, volume 28(1), pages 46–66.

Institutions and themes

National Wealth FundImpact and value for moneyCapital, funding and riskGovernance and accountability

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Catalogue entry reviewed 17 September 2026. The summary describes the publication’s analysis; it does not establish that historical findings remain current.