Investment in infrastructure is critical to economic growth, quality of life, poverty reduction, access to education, good quality healthcare--i.e, a dynamic economy. Yet amid scarce public capital, heavily indebted governments and increased demands on government resources, infrastructure...

Introduction -- PPP frameworks -- Public support -- Preparing, procuring and implementing transactions -- Financing PPP and the fundamentals of project finance -- Local currency finance -- Allocation of risk -- The contractual structure -- Project implementation -- Sector and specific project issues

This paper provides a methodology for categorizing public-private partnerships in infrastructure, based on the following key characteristics: whether the project involves new or existing business, the nature of the private sector’s construction obligations, the need for the private sector to...

Public private partnerships (PPP) represent an approach to procuring infrastructure services that is radically different from traditional public procurement. It moves beyond the client-supplier relationship when government hires private companies to supply assets or a service. PPP is a...

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER ONE Introduction -- 1.1 Fundamentals of PPP -- 1.1.1 PPP Can Be Costly and Slow, Why Bother? -- 1.1.1.1 Efficiency -- 1.1.1.2 Whole Asset Life Solution -- 1.1.1.3 Transparency and...