Rethinking public-private partnerships : strategies for turbulent times

1. Introduction : public-private partnership in turbulent times / Graeme Hodge and Carsten Greve -- 2. The impact of the global financial crisis on public-private partnerships : a UK perspective / Cierran Connoly and Tony Wall -- 3. What return for risk? : the price of equity capital in public-private partnerships / Mark Hellowell and Veronica Vecchi -- 4. Mind the gap : accountability and value for money in public-private partnerships in Ireland / Eoin Reeves -- 5. Enhancing innovation in public organizations through public-private partnerships : the role of public managers / Tamyko Ysa, Marc Esteve and Francisco Longo -- 6. Incorporating non-profit sector perspectives in the study of public-private partnerships / Anna A. Amirkhanyan and Sarah Pettijohn -- 7. A Foucault perspective on public-private partnership mega-projects / Sophie Sturup -- 8. The public management of public-private partnerships : US city-level structures for brownfield clean-up and redevelopment / Rob Alexander -- 9. Beyond the contract : the challenge of evaluating the performance(s) of public-private partnerships / Stephen Jeffares, Helen Sullivan and Tony Bovaird -- 10. A theory-driven approach to public-private partnerships : the dynamics of complexity and control / Koen Verhoest, Joris Voets and Kit Van Gestel -- 11. Conclusions : rethinking public-private partnerships / Carsten Greve and Graeme Hodge.