Purpose–As public-private partnerships (PPPs) have become more widespread, doubts and
criticisms about this type of infrastructural projects have emerged. The authors describe the …

Governments typically build and maintain public infrastructure, which they fund through
taxes. But in the past twenty-five years, many developing and advanced economies have …

Most countries have opted for public sector management of the water supply service for
residential uses. In countries where regulations permit the participation of private …

We study experimentally the transverse monopole mode of an elongated rubidium
condensate. Because of the scaling invariance of the nonlinear Schrödinger (Gross …

This paper presents an overview of practices and challenges related to financing green
sustainable cities. Cities are essential actors in stimulating green infrastructure; and urban …

A government agency wants a facility to be built and managed to provide a public service.
Two different modes of provision are considered. In a public‐private partnership, the tasks of …

This paper analyses regulation by contract in public‐private partnerships (PPPs) for
infrastructure services. Although the benefits of competition for the market and subsequent …

A government agency wants an infrastructure-based public service to be provided. Our
experimental study compares two different modes of provision. In a public–private …

We examined the 500 largest community water systems in the US to explore whether
ownership is related to annual water bills, and the percent of income that low-income …

This paper critically analyzes the Spanish privatization model of urban water management
implemented over the last three decades. The high concentration of private participation in …