Within the area of study of privatization, some attention has been placed on the emergence of mixed public-private ownership firms for the provision of public services. Mixed ownership firms may provisionally result during an intermediate stage within a process oriented towards full...

A public private partnership (PPP) is a contractual arrangement between government and the private sector, usually for the delivery of a piece of social infrastructure or a social service. Over the past 10 years, PPP activity around the globe amounts to many billions of dollars. The key features...

This study presented the issue of solid waste collection and dumping management, in the Palestinian local governments as represented by Municipalities. This issue was examined through measuring the feasibility of the existing status in the Palestinian municipalities and analyzing cost-revenues...

Public Procurement is a highly regulated process ruled by a complex legal framework. It comprises not only national but also, increasingly, sub- and supranational regulations, giving rise to a multi-level regulatory governance of public procurement. The integration of sustainability aspects into...

Einerseits steigen vielerorts die Abwasserbeseitigungs- und Abfallentsorgungsgebühren. Andererseits existiert eine Grauzone im öffentlichen Preisrecht, die sich auf kommunale Gebühren auswirken kann. Indem sie mittelbare Auftragsverhältnisse schaffen, können die Gemeinden dem Verbraucher...