Critical Infrastructure Dependencies
Argonne National Lab (2015) - OSTI
Comprehensive analysis of physical/cyber/geographic/logical dependencies across sectors. Multi-phase roadmap for assessment. Essential baseline.
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Water Infrastructure Leaks
Center for Neighborhood Technology (2024)
"One Water" approach to fix aging pipes losing trillions of gallons. Institutional silos as core leak driver. Policy recommendations.
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Trucking Deregulation
Free Markets Report (2025) + YouTube Analysis
$1T sector reshaped by broker dominance post-deregulation. Labor/safety leaks, efficiency gains vs systemic risks.
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Infrastructure Governance Waste
IMF Public Finance Blog (2020)
Countries waste 1/3 of infrastructure spending. Chile/Korea case studies on corruption control, asset management, climate resilience.
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Sector-Specific
Freight/Logistics: Deregulation and broker liability
Free Markets Report (2025) + CRS Report R48759 (2025)
The $1T freight sector reshaped by broker dominance post-1980 deregulation. FMCSA proposed rescinding 50+ rules in 2025. Supreme Court case (Montgomery v. C.H. Robinson) testing whether brokers can be held liable for carrier safety failures. Subcontracting and independent-contractor classification remain core structural tensions.
Free Markets Report →
CRS Report →
Construction Resilience
Taylor & Francis (2025)
13 survival factors missing from frameworks: diversification, bid strategies, marketing amid crises.
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Further reading by sector
Each sector dossier includes its own U.S./China comparison, research prompts, and one-line thesis. For sector-specific sources, start with the dossier and follow the comparison framework outward.
Study map → Framework for how to compare any sector across countries.
All sector dossiers → Ranked by ripeness.