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Partnerships between the public and private sector are becoming increasingly common in a variety of projects. Take a look at some of the key issues, including an investigation into Enron as a public private partnership.
Articles:
Globalization, university transformation and economic regeneration: A UK case study of public/private sector partnership
This paper calls for greater understanding of the complex partnership process by drawing on the strategic alliance literature on how to minimize risk. It critically analyses the case of a long established partnership between university-industry-government - the teaching company scheme. Important governance issues are identified followed by an analysis of the two stages in the process of partner selection and implementation.
Originally published in the International Journal of Public Sector Management
Volume 15 Number 3, 2002
An economic analysis of Ireland's first public private partnership
In 1999, the Irish Government launched a programme of public private partnerships (PPPs). The programme has expanded rapidly as policy makers seek to address the country's acute deficit of physical infrastructure. The first PPP to reach the stage of operation is the contract for five secondary schools. The early evidence from this case demonstrates that the market for education projects is competitive.
Originally published in the International Journal of Public Sector Management
Volume 15 Number 3, 2002
Success and failure mechanisms of public private partnerships (PPPs) in developing countries: Insights from the Lebanese context
The concept of public private partnerships (PPPs) has attracted worldwide attention and acquired a new resonance in the context of developing countries. PPPs are increasingly heralded as an innovative policy tool for remedying the lack of dynamism in traditional public service delivery. However PPPs have also become mired in a muddle of conceptual ambiguities...
Originally published in the International Journal of Public Sector Management
Volume 17 Number 5, 2004
Partnerships: for better, for worse?
Partnerships are the British government's preferred method of procuring public sector services, and the policy is usually justified in terms of delivering value for money. Ex ante financial methodologies are prescribed to ensure that decision making is based on a sound appraisal of alternatives. This paper seeks to contribute to the evaluative process by exploring ex post facto some of the issues and problems that arose in practice.
Originally published in Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal
Volume 16 Number 3, 2003
Evaluating the Private Finance Initiative in the National Health Service in the UK
This paper seeks to develop a system of how to judge the merit and worth of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects in the UK National Health Service (NHS) once they are operational. This concern is couched in relation to whether PFI can be seen to provide long-term "value for money" (VFM) using a broad definition of this term.
Originally published in Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal
Volume 16 Number 3, 2003
Investigating Enron as a public private partnership
The focus of this paper is on the relationships between Enron's business model and the deregulatory phase of the American economy during the 1980s and 1990s. It is the argument of this paper that deregulation in the US electricity and natural gas industries fostered the creation of the Enron business model, and that this model was unsustainable, resulting in the demise of Enron Corp.
Originally published in Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal
Volume 16 Number 3, 2003
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