New export markets and private investment opportunities opened up in developing countries. Most Western governments pursued large-scale civilian investment programs: think of the US interstate highway system built under President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1950’s.
人口增长因为战争带来的婴儿潮和大量西欧人移民美国而得到了提振。发展中国家带来了新的出口市场和私人投资机会。许多西方政府追求大规模土木工程投资项目：20世纪50年代艾森豪威尔总统领导的美国州际高速公路体统便是明证。