The global financial crisis hit the world in a remarkable way in late 2008. Many governments and private sector organizations, who had considered Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to be their future, were forced to rethink their strategy in the wake of the crisis, as a lot of the available...

Distinctiveness in the study of public management in Europe : an introduction / Walter Kickert -- The study of public management in France : la spécificité du modèle français d'administration / Annie Bartoli -- The study of public management in Germany : poorly institutionalised and...