Public–private partnerships (PPPs) are a popular way to form synergies between public and
private partners in order to overcome modern challenges and develop new opportunities …

In this paper we provide an account of the property-led boom and bust which has brought
Ireland to the point of bankruptcy. Our account details the pivotal role which neoliberal policy …

This article examines how risk is reflected in infrastructure regulatory contracts, using
examples from water utilities to illustrate key points. Partnerships between public and private …

This paper examines the motivations for and performance of public–private partnerships in
Ireland. PPPs were first used in the early 2000s in response to the urgent infrastructural …

This book assesses the impact of globalization on the education systems of key East Asian
countries, including China, Hong Kong, Japan, and the" tiger economies" of South Korea …

This article develops some theory on and examines the implementation and performance of
Canadian public‐private partnerships (P3s). It focuses primarily on infrastructure projects …

This article provides eight rules for government concerning the administration of public—
private partnerships (P3s). The basis for these rules draws on transaction cost economics …

This article applies political economy theory to public‐private partnerships (PPPs). First, we
propose that social welfare is the appropriate normative evaluation criterion to evaluate the …

This paper explores the practice of contracting in public private partnerships (PPP).
Focusing on the first Irish PPP to provide secondary schools, it draws on perspectives from …

Governments in many industrialized nations have made concerted efforts to reduce their
immediate expenditures and to reduce the cost of major infrastructure projects. Public …