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Rent-seeking in Megaprojects: The Case of Turkey’s Public-Private Partnerships for Roads

Original article by Ali Osman Solak This article explores how governance quality impacts the success of public-private partnerships (PPPs), focusing specifically on Turkey’s road infrastructure projects. Theoretically, well-structured PPPs offer benefits such as optimized risk allocation and increased efficiency. However, these outcomes depend heavily on robust governance frameworks that ensure transparency, accountability, and strong institutional […]

The Case for Public-Private Partnerships in South Africa: Is South Africa Ready?

Original Study by Daniel Nugent  & Johan Burger. South Africa’s National Infrastructure Plan 2050 indicates an intention to augment the financial capacity and technical expertise of its delivery agencies by engaging in strategic partnerships with the private sector through public-private partnerships (PPPs). The objective of this paper is to identify, measure and critically consider the […]

Divergent Pathways: PPP Developments in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland

Original study by Gail Sheppard & Matthias P. Beck This paper examines the different trajectories of PPP usage in Ireland and the UK.  Both countries started with similar policies of PPP-based infrastructure procurement, with Ireland largely duplicating UK policy.  However, since Covid-19 Ireland expanded the use of PPP whereas PPP in the UK stalled in […]

Evaluating Fiscal Supports on the Public-Private Partnerships: A Hidden Risk for Contract Survival

Original study by Manabu Nose While public–private partnerships (PPPs) have the potential to bridge infrastructure gaps in developing countries, frequent contract renegotiations and terminations (contract distress) pose significant challenges.  Frequent contract distress imposes fiscal burdens on governments and may deter future private investments. In developing countries, the proportion of PPPs backed by government guarantees has […]

Political Incentives and Officials’ Behaviors in Public-Private Partnership Termination

Original Study by Yingzi Liang, Hui Sun, Yuning Wang, Jidong Chen, Lu Niu This paper explores the issue of PPP terminations in China where PPPs have been used extensively since 2014.  The authors assert that the use of PPP in China is falling short of expectations.  For example, PPPs often “fail to allocate risks to […]

The Effects of Contractual and Relational Governance on Public-Private Partnership Sustainability

Original study by J. Li, B. Liu, D.Wang, and C.B. Casady This Chinese-based paper makes an important contribution to the PPP literature.  It is one of the few published papers that examines PPP performance in terms of sustainability metrics.  It also provides a novel in-depth analysis of the relationship between different approaches to contractual governance […]

Public Reaction to Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs): Citizen Assessments of Four Different Types of PPPs and Policy Support

Original study by Ki Eun Kang & Arnold Vedlitz The overarching aim of this paper is to investigate citizens’ attitudes towards Public- Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the U.S.  More specifically the study seeks to understand if different types of PPPs, the level of trust in government and perceived risks associated with PPPs have a significant […]

Governmental Support Strategies and Their Effects on Private Capital Engagement in Public-Private Partnerships

Original study by Yanbing Han & Hai (David) Guo This paper examines the importance of government supports in facilitating PPP.  It identifies four main forms of government support and aims to answer the following question: which government support strategies, and in which combinations, are necessary and sufficient to attract high levels of private investment in […]

What Do Ministers and Their Advisors Say to the Critics of Public-Private Partnerships? Results From a Mixed-Methods Study

Original study by Sebastian Zwalf PPPs have become an important part of the infrastructure programs of governments worldwide.  Yet, despite their widespread use, PPP scholars have generally been sceptical.  This paper explores this apparent contradiction.  The data for this study is drawn from Australia where PPPs have been extensively adopted since the 1980s. The paper […]