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Public-Private Mixes and Partnerships: A Search for Understanding

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The idea of the public-private partnership (PPP) has become one of the dominant forces in public sector reform over the recent period. Its advocates have no doubt that it leads to a better future, particularly in the area of infrastructure development. But there are many critics who point out variously that the advantages are not nearly as great as the advocates assume, that the practice itself is not so new, that most of the infrastructure deals are not real partnerships, and indeed that the field is compromised by a massive confusion of meanings. Not surprisingly, a search has begun for a classificatory system which will help sort out the variety of arrangements now loosely described as PPPs and so aid better understanding of the field. This article traces these problems and developments in understanding.

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  • Roger Wettenhall, 2008. "Public-Private Mixes and Partnerships: A Search for Understanding," Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(2), pages 119-138, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rapaxx:v:30:y:2008:i:2:p:119-138
    DOI: 10.1080/23276665.2008.10779347
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    1. Darrin Grimsey & Mervyn K. Lewis, 2004. "Public Private Partnerships," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 2438.
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