This article develops a generic framework to explain the environment for public–private partnership (PPP) development in transitional economies. The framework stands on a tripod that includes the market, the operating environment, and the government, each containing several factors that...

The funding of basic education is provided via different schemes. In the United States, local sources had long been dominant; equity concerns later pulled in the state for resource equalization under constitutional considerations. Another scheme is the involvement of the central government. In...

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have become an important means in public services provision; research thereof has been increasing. This article develops a tripod framework to explain PPPs formation in a cross-country context, the tripods being the market, the operating environment, and the...