Description
Book SynopsisProvides a ground breaking and unique analysis of the development of Public Private Partnerships internationally, with a detailed focus on the rationale behind their introduction and outcomes in Ireland. -- .
Trade ReviewDr Rory Hearne has written an erudite yet straightforward account of the impact of PPPs and he demonstrates that they have not consistently provided the stated benefits put forward by their promoters.
The book's core offering is a theoretical and empirical analysis of how PPPs are part of a wider ideological drive by government rather than meaningful and effective reform.
He successfully demonstrates how the roll out of PPPs internationally has been strongly influenced by neoliberal ideology and its proponent's approach to the state and public services.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction
1. Public Private Partnerships
2. The welfare state, neoliberalism and Public Private Partnerships: the international experience
3. Trends in the historical development of the Irish State, public services & infrastructure
4. Outcomes of the Grouped Schools Pilot PPP Project
5. Spinning the wheel: The regeneration of Dublin’s inner-city estates through Public Private Partnerships
6. PPP outcomes in Ireland
7. The twenty first century Irish State, services and infrastructure
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