Die gegenwärtig im öffentlichen Sektor zu verzeichnende breite Akzeptanz betriebswirt-schaftlicher Standardanwendungssoftware (SAS) ist nicht zuletzt in der Hoffnung begründet, durch die in ihr inkorporierten und sich bewährten privatwirtschaftlichen Methoden die Steue-rungsprobleme der...

Offshore outsourcing continues to gain prominence as the printing industrystrides into the future. With different segments of the industry looking at reducingcosts and, in exchange providing value-added services, more companies turntowards outsourcing services offshore as a solution. Although it...

In this article, the potential impacts of Bt eggplant technology in Indian agriculture are analyzed. Several proprietary Bt hybrids are likely to be commercialized in the near future. Based on field trial data, it is shown that the technology can significantly reduce insecticide applications and...

Public-private partnerships offer potentially important opportunities for pro-pooragricultural research in developing countries. Yet in the international agricultural researchcommunity--and with regard to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research(CGIAR) itself--we see few...

Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) procurement is routinely portrayed as offering greater scope for harnessing competitive market forces to secure Value for Money (VfM) than traditional procurement approaches (OECD 2008). The aim of this article is (a) to demonstrate the importance of...

In the course of 5 yr, the system of solid waste collection (SWC) in Accra has undergone a fundamental turn from public to private provision. The transition was motivated by the apparent inability of the city's Waste Management Department to deal with the mounting problems of waste collection...

Against the backdrop of shifting views on the role of government in the provision of infrastructure, this paper distinguishes between the payment for and financing of the South African Government's infrastructure investment programme. The paper argues for a clear distinction between loan...

After five years since their introduction, there remains a dearth of public-private-partnership (PPP) projects in Singapore. This paper aims to investigate the problems faced when using PPP arrangements and provide recommendations on how these can be surmounted. Face-to-face in-depth interviews...