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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Original study by Gabriel Castelblanco & Jose Guevara This paper explores the important issue of stakeholder management strategies in user-pay PPP projects.  While extant literature often focuses on the interests of either responsible stakeholders (i.e., the PPP consortium and the contracting agency) or impacted stakeholders, this study addresses the critical but underexplored dynamics between diverse […]

Original Study by Jie Tan & Zhirong Jerry Zhao China is the world leader in PPP usage.  This paper notes that, as of June 2017, China had launched 13,554 PPP projects, with a total target investment of 16.3 trillion RMB (approximately $2.52 trillion).  Unlike western countries however, the so-called private partners in the majority of […]

Original Study by Patricia Canelas & Sonia Alves Introduction This paper aims to contribute to the debates about whether and how partnerships can help deliver social infrastructure, especially affordable housing.  Social infrastructure projects such as schools and health facilities tend to be smaller-scale projects compared to economic infrastructure such as transport and water infrastructure projects.  […]

Original Study by Mahavadi Dhanshyam, Samir K Srivastava & Indranil Biswas. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) represent a continuum of governance structures characterized by wide variability in private sector risk transfer.  Despite the widespread adoption of PPPs, few studies examine the reasons for variability across governance structures.  This question provides the motivation for this paper which examines […]

Original Study by Matti Siemiatycki This paper explores the shifting political economy, policy and commercial landscapes towards PPPs in Canada.  It examines how PPPs rose to prominence in Canada on a wave of optimism among policy makers.  It questions if recent developments mean we are seeing the beginning of the decline of PPPs in Canada […]