underinvestment

On the supply side, there had been underinvestment in many areas of primary production for some years.

Chronic underinvestment in research since 1990 forced many scientific professionals to leave the country.

The fundamental problem undermining the nation's rail system, after all, is chronic underinvestment.

The author suggests several solutions, some private, some public, to stop this underinvestment.

And that the issue of supply and demand is important: underinvestment will lead to under use.

"But the extent of the underinvestment was a little bit of a surprise.

"It's a signal of underinvestment over the past decade.

But severe underinvestment and a decentralized management approach left the company's businesses reeling.

Passenger rail service in the United States showed the signs of underinvestment.

This can cause underinvestment because developers cannot capture enough of the benefits from success to make the development effort worthwhile.

Heavy industry exists across the country, but most plants are rundown and inefficient after years of underinvestment.

British universities are something to be proud of despite decades of underinvestment.

Years of underinvestment in Kuwait have led to slowing output since the 1970's.

And cement prices are due for a lift, he added, because of the industry's longtime underinvestment in new capacity.

Domestically, he suggests there has been significant underinvestment for 20 years because of deflation on energy and commodities.

After years of underinvestment, oil company executives now find that just about everything between the wellhead and the gas pump is in short supply.

The wreck of the school's physical plant was the inevitable result of systematic underinvestment.

Their public services - railways, hospitals and schools - are creaking after decades of underinvestment.

The effectiveness of the model declined with underinvestment.

In energy, there has been tremendous underinvestment.

They said price spikes were the result of chronic underinvestment linked to regulatory impediments.

This often leads to underinvestment in women's careers and a tendency to hire them for dead-end jobs.

But others said the problem came from decades of underinvestment and a shortage of refining capacity.

After years of underinvestment, oil companies are now in a global race to increase supplies to catch the growth of consumption.

Public transit systems are financed through a combination of federal and local money, so parochial priorities play a big role in underinvestment.