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| The '''Eurasian Land-Bridge''' is the title of a proposal for a continental infrastructure grid for the Eurasian land mass. It encompasses a number of more limited proposals, such as the ]. It builds upon other continental plans from earlier in history, such as the ]. | |||
| The proposal has been discussed in various Asian press for some time. The authorship of the proposal is disputed; one version was made by American economist and political activist ] in ]. This version has been promoted internationally by his wife, ], and the organization she founded, the ]. | |||
| The LaRouche proposal is distinguished from other plans by two features in particular: | |||
| *The emphasis on high-speed rail, especially ], as opposed to other modes of transportation such as highways; | |||
| *The concept of ''development corridors'', where rail lines are combined with oil and natural gas pipelines, water management, high-voltage electricity networks, and fiber-optic cables, fostering the development of new cities and economic regions along the way. | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * | |||
| * Address to the Russian ] by ] | |||
| * Address to a conference in Cairo, ] by Prof. Gabir Said Awad | |||
| ]] | |||
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