Publication: Public-Private Partnerships : Reference Guide, Version 2.0
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2014
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A growing number of developing country governments are interested in using public-private partnerships (PPPs) to provide public infrastructure assets and services. The PPP reference guide seeks to provide advice on what PPP practitioners should know, rather than provide advice on what to do. The guide sets out the main topics, looks at the key issues that must be addressed, and provides what one consider the most important references that PPP practitioners can turn to for answers and to enhance one knowledge and understanding. It is structured into separate sections that focus on three main areas, firstly what are PPPs, when may they be used and the advantages and disadvantages relative to public provision; secondly the policy, legal, and institutional frameworks that should be put into place to help improve effectiveness; and finally the ways in which PPP projects can be developed and implemented. It introduces key topics on PPP, sets out options, and directs readers to examples, and key references where one can find out more. This guide provides new resources and updated examples.
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“World Bank; Asian Development Bank; Inter-American Development Bank. 2014. Public-Private Partnerships : Reference Guide, Version 2.0. © World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and Inter-American Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20118 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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