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...

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...

1. Introduction -- 2. Background to public-private partnerships -- 3. Public-private partnerships in the USA, part I : Introduction, local authorities and urban regeneration -- 4. Public-private partnerships in the USA, part II : Transportation and infrastructure -- 5. Public-private...

The economic crisis of 2008-2009 and beyond has provided the greatest challenge to public policy in the developed world since the Second World War, as the use of public monies to support banks and declining tax revenues have resulted in rising government borrowing and national debt. This book...

Broadly, a Public-Private Partnership (or PPP) is any collaboration between the public and private sector, but research in the UK has tended to focus on those that have been used for major infrastructure projects, such as roads, schools, and hospitals. This book compares and contrasts PPP...