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Derailing the Boondoggle
Written by: Ryan Blitstein, Monday 18 August 2008 - 07:00 AM 
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A Danish professor promotes a cure for billion-dollar cost overruns in government megaprojects: Use past boondoggles as a baseline.
Bill of Goods: The World's Biggest Boondoggles
Written by: Ryan Blitstein, Monday 18 August 2008 - 07:00 AM 2 Comments
As seen in our main story on a cure for billion-dollar cost overruns, here's a look at some infamous public works projects and what went wrong.
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