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Showing 1 to 20 of 218 for “"Public-Private Partnerships"”.
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Infrastructure development in Lebanon : public/private partnerships
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1996.
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Redefining urban design through public-private partnerships
… at institutional arrangements that embodied public-private partnerships to carry out developments and redevelopment plans, to revitalize themselves and promote growth and to compete with each other and the suburbs. The examples are the business improvement districts (BIDs), downtown …
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Public-Private Partnerships in the Presidential Library System
Public-private partnerships have become an important aspect of public administration theory and practice both in the United States and internationally. The National Archives and Records Administration, in partnership with private support foundations, administers 13 individual presidential libraries …
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Public Sector Infrastructure Delivery Through Public Private Partnerships in Zambia
Zambia, like many other countries, has embraced Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a project delivery method. The country faces budgetary constraints which have made maintenance and provision of new infrastructure a challenge. PPPs seem to create opportunities which can stimulate investment in …
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Public private partnerships for economic development: impacts on shrinking cities
… the last few decades in the United States, Public Private Partnerships have become essential devices to city development and redevelopment. This study examines the uses of Public Private Partnerships within the discipline of Economic Development. The cities researched are located in the Rust …
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Public private partnerships for sustainable municipal infrastructure, a system approach
Bibliography: leaves 90-93.
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Governance mechanisms for infrastructure public-private partnerships : focus on India
… turbulence. Contractual frameworks, wherein the public and private partners enter into long-term contracts that allocate risks, specify performance levels, tariffs and other terms of agreement, are effective in soliciting investment from the private sector. However, since all possible future …
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Identifying best practices in public-private partnerships in renewable energy
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) have emerged as a means to develop physical and social infrastructure assets in developing countries. PPPs enable governments to attract private sector investment in public infrastructure services, which would supplement public resources or release them for other …
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Public/private partnerships in providing rail infrastructure : the Japanese case
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1998.
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Financing the DOD acquisition budget: innovative uses of public-private partnerships
… Further, 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 …
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Public-private partnerships: an evaluation of propositions for successful community coalitions
Objective: To evaluate coalition members' perceptions of key coalition building propositions (i.e., leadership, communication and formal structures) as predictors of coalition success (i.e., improving community outcomes by reducing hospital readmission rates and improving coordination of patient …
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Risk transfer in operational public private partnerships in the education sector
… a key driver in attaining value for money in Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), plus the substantial resources already committed to PPPs globally, prior studies have tended to focus on PPP procurement, projects in their early stages or on the accounting treatment of PPPs, with limited …
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Concession analysis for highway infrastructure projects financed as public-private partnerships
<p>Public funds allocated to the improvement and maintenance of highway infrastructure have reached the limits due to a rapid rate of socioeconomic growth and deterioration in infrastructure system performance. A public-private partnership (PPP) concessions a contractual and project financing …
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Are Public Private Partnerships catalysing economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa?
… have had to find alternative funding methods. Public private partnerships, as an alternative method, have gained prominence in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study therefore explores the notion of the catalytic effect of public private partnerships on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study …
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Public-private partnerships in space projects : an analysis of stakeholder dynamics
In Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), private partners assume more responsibility for public projects than in traditional approaches. The larger responsibility of the private partner is expected to improve efficiencies of the project. However, it also increases potential challenges such as …
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Fundamentals of public-private partnerships in the transportation sector : international methodologies of highway public-private partnerships and a framework to increase the probability of success and allocate risk
… This thesis aims to give an overview of how private participation can play an integral role in revamping the US highway network and will outline several of the most important aspects of structuring a successful highway public-private partnership (PPP). Throughout the thesis, PPP is referred …
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Social power in public-private partnerships: shifting sands make an unstable foundation
… social power in the pre-solicitation phase of a public-private partnership. Public bodies are increasingly exploring public-private partnerships to address high-cost, high-profile, high-risk public infrastructure needs. These multi-stakeholder procurement methods require a deeper understanding of …
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Public Private Partnerships and economic growth in developing countries: An empirical analysis
The study analysed the impact of Public Private Partnership (PPP) investment on economic growth in 39 developing countries, and used a traditional growth model. Using the system Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) estimation technique, the analysis was carried out in two ways. First, the study …
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Sustainable metropolitan mobility and public-private partnerships : a highway to institutional reform?
… time, governments have increasingly employed public-private partnerships (PPPs) for metropolitan transportation infrastructure with the goal of improving project finance, delivery, and long-term management and operation. While proponents of "sustainability" often imply a more collectivist and …
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