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Theories of public-private partnerships

In: A Research Agenda for Public–Private Partnerships and the Governance of Infrastructure

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Where do the core assumptions that inform public–private partnerships (PPPs) come from? This question is trickier than it looks. PPP is theoretically a hybrid whose theoretical inspiration derives from various theories. This chapter discusses these different theoretical ideas and identifies three clusters of ideas: PPP as a monitoring game (an economic perspective), PPP as collaboration (a collaborative and network governance perspective), and PPP as sensemaking (a frame and institutional perspective).

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  • Erik-Hans Klijn, 2022. "Theories of public-private partnerships," Chapters, in: A Research Agenda for Public–Private Partnerships and the Governance of Infrastructure, chapter 2, pages 33-52, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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