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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Private Finance"”.
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Private finance of transportation infrastructure
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1990.
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Private finance initiative and major construction firms in Japan
… governments lack the necessary resources. The "Private Finance Initiative" (PFI), which utilizes the private sector's technical, financial, and managerial resources to deliver more efficient and higher quality public facilities, has recently been launched in Japan with a special enactment. The …
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Value for Money Evaluation of Three Operational NHS Private Finance Initiative Contracts
This thesis draws on the analysis of data from interviews, observations, documents and archival records to examine the conditions of possibility for PFI procurements by three English National Health Service (NHS) Trusts and the extent to which these projects are affordable and delivering Value for …
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Contracts, not concrete : de-risking private finance of sustainable infrastructure in emerging markets
… careful use of development capital and climate finance, private investors can make a profit financing emerging market infrastructure needs in a sustainable manner. However, this focus on policies and incentives constitutes a model of infrastructure investment risks comprised of country-level and …
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Private sector's roles in application of private finance initiative to highway development in Japan
… should also consider applying Japanese Private Finance Initiative (or PFI) to highway infrastructure. Since its enactment in 1999, the governments have applied Japanese PFI in increasing number of occasions. However, primarily because of the difficulties for applying PFI to a large-scale …
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Exploring the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) in the UK’s transport sector of roads: a governmentality perspective
… last two decades have adopted and developed PFI (Private Finance Initiative) as a major procurement programme for public infrastructure, and how central government’s policy objectives (in PFI) are operationalised within the UK’s transport sector of roads through the PFI contracts. At a macro-level …
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Contested Values of Eco-Developments: Leveraging Private Finance to Integrate Biodiversity into Nusantara’s City Development Framework
… seeking a self-sustainable equilibrium. For IKN, private investors hesitate to invest in a project that is situated in an unstable political landscape, while low government expenditure and poor governance structures has marred development progress. Based on the inherent need to build to support a …
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Japanese version of private finance initiative and future prospects of the market in the conduction industry
… economy has increased pressure on the nation's finance and had a negative impact on the public investment decision of the government. This has led to a reduced construction budget responding to the continuing slump with an expansion in public works investment. Since the end of World War II, the …
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Critical success factors and contractual risks for Private Finance 2 (PF2) projects implementing Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Private Finance 2 (PF2) projects involved multiple stakeholders engaged in various contract structures, and numerous stages from initiation to operation in lengthy contract duration. Such situation cause complexity to PF2 projects, which may expose the projects to risks mainly related to …
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Using design flexibility and real options to reduce risk in Private Finance Initiatives : the case of Japan
Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is a delivery system for public works projects to design construct, manage and maintain public facilities by using private capital, management skills, and technical abilities. It was introduced in Japan about 10 years ago to encourage the stagnant Japanese economy …
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Unlocking public and private finance for financial inclusion for individuals at the bottom of the pyramid in Mbare, Zimbabwe
… find the barriers faced by the poor in accessing finance, with a specific emphasis on Mbare, a small but bustling township in Zimbabwe known for its lively small scale businesses and markets. Recognizing the significant value of financial inclusion in addressing the large funding deficit was …
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Innovative development finance: A critical analysis
This PhD investigates innovative development finance, a celebrated trend in development, arguing that, while there is potential, there are also important economic and political costs. Innovative development finance, which has emerged since the millennium, is situated at the intersection of the turn …
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Risk management and governance for PFI Project : technology policy lessons from the case of Japan
Japan has a long history of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs); however, it has experienced many failures but learned various lessons from them. The representative example is a management failure of the third sector, which is a joint corporation capitalized by both the public and private sectors. …
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An exploratory study of project financing urban infrastructure
… paper aims to explore the use of project finance to fund urban infrastructure in order to aid the development of affordable housing. This is due to the high rate of urbanisation in developing nations, leading to the challenge of providing adequate shelter and the requisite infrastructure. …
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Financing infrastructure projects
… to satisfy this growing need. The role of the private sector in infrastructure finance is essential, and the amount of private investments in infrastructure projects has been dramatically increasing over the last few years. Public Private Partnerships, Private Finance Initiatives, and …
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Three Essays on Private and Public Finance in Argentina
… study focuses on two broad topics related to private and public finance in Argentina during the 1990s. On the private finance side, the first 2 chapters analyze the issue of bank efficiency. In chapter 1, cost ""X""-inefficiency of financial institutions is estimated via the Distribution-Free …
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Financing the DOD acquisition budget: innovative uses of public-private partnerships
… this project compares the history of Public-Private Partnerships in the U.S. Government with the United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defense (MOD). We intend to showcase the increased capabilities currently enjoyed by the UK MOD from entering into these agreements. Additionally, it will provide …
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How the New Labour Government Third Way policies (1998-2010) and the delivery of the New Deal for Communities (NDC) regeneration programme impacted on participation in health care in an area-based initiative. A longitudinal study using action-learning research methodology in a New Deal for Communities Area Based Initiative
… projects. In 2001, New Labour introduced public private finance initiatives with the Primary Care Trust (PCT) which conflicted with the local actors’ involvement in the participatory joint decision-making. The reconfiguration of health and social care services and the new public health models …
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Economics of military outsourcing
… production of defence and military activities to private providers. Theoretical approaches to the issue are reviewed and found to make insufficiently specific predictions to be useful in assessing the scope for outsourcing. Instead four empirical analyses are undertaken using publicly available …
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