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Study by Mark A. Moore and Aidan R. Vining This paper provides a comprehensive review of theoretical and empirical literature on PPP performance.  It also seeks to understand government’s continued preference for PPPs.  As these issues are covered in most of the PPP literature over the last 25 years, the paper covers much ground.  For […]

Study by Mhamed Biygautane and Stewart Clegg This article explores the development of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region over the past three decades.  It argues that although GCC states did not fully embrace PPPs, unstable oil and gas prices are changing this approach.  PPPs are increasingly gaining strong political support, […]

Study by Gabriel Castelblanco and Jose Guevara Although there is increasing agreement that Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) contribute significantly to sustainable development, the intersection between the PPP body of knowledge and sustainability remains underdeveloped.  This study adopts the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) and their sustainable targets to assess the intensity of the link between […]

Study by Noemí Peña-Miguel and Beatriz Cuadrado-Ballesteros The aim of this study is to examine the effect of political factors on the use of PPPs in developing countries, focusing on economic infrastructure sectors.  As it is the government (politicians) that take the decisions on how to deliver public services, PPPs depend on the incentives of […]

Article by Sujuan Zhang, Roine Leiringer & Graham Winch The expanding use of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in infrastructure development and public service delivery poses commercial challenges for public sector owners (PSOs) regarding their capabilities to initiate, procure and manage PPP projects.  This paper focuses on the important role of owner project capabilities in infrastructure delivery.  […]

Article by Aparajita Gupta and Anil Kumar Sharma It is widely recognised that the capacity of a country to attract PPP investment in infrastructure is influenced by several factors including the quality of its institutions.  Relationships between the executive, legislative and judicial branches, the bureaucratic structure, political stability, conflict management, arbitrariness and the extent of […]

Study by Astrid Voorwinden  This paper focuses on two interconnected core components of the smart city: ‘smart’ technologies and partnerships with actors from the private sector.  ‘Smart’ technologies refer to technologies that are capable of generating information (by gathering, transferring, storing, and/or analysing data) and, to some extent, reacting to this information (through various degrees […]

Article by Jonathan L. Gifford, Lisardo A. Bolaños, Nobuhiko Daito & Carter B. Casady. The frequency of renegotiations in PPPs, especially in Latin America and Europe, has attracted attention from policymakers, scholars, and the public alike.  Renegotiations broadly refer to any ex-post modifications in the PPP contract, and the outcomes of these renegotiations may include […]