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Book SynopsisPublic-Private Partnerships aims to discover the conditions under which public private partnerships may provide a viable alternative to the provision of public services and infrastructures by the state, while achieving efficient, sustainable, peaceful, and equitable development in four transition countries: China, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine. These countries have experienced command economy under communist rule for at least thirty years. They have only recently introduced market mechanisms. In spite of a huge literature in favor of public private partnerships in the west, scientific empirical evidence is generally mixed and balanced. Success or failure depends upon many factors that need to be identified and analyzed. Moreover, economic performance may be achieved at the expense of other criteria such as equity, public scrutiny, and accountability. This research (a cooperation between the University of Geneva and the United Nations) is the first attempt to evaluate public private partn
Table of ContentsChapter 1 List of Tables Chapter 2 List of Figures Chapter 3 List of Boxes Chapter 4 Preface and Acknowledgements Chapter 6 Introduction Chapter 7 Chapter 1: Origins, Objectives, and Methodology of the Research Part 8 Part I: Theory and Practice of PPPs: is the Western Experience Useful for In-Transition Countries? Chapter 9 Chapter 2: Under What Conditions Can Public-Private-Partnerships (PPPs) Improve Efficiency, Equity, Security, and Sustainable Development in Countries at the pre-PPP Stage? Chapter 10 Chapter 3: Questions, Risks, and Challenges: Public-Private Partnerships in Western European Countries Chapter 11 Chapter 4: Public-Private Partnerships: A Quantitative Analysis Part 12 Part II: PPPs in-transition countries: Favorable Conditions and Contributions to Efficiency, Sustainability, Equity, and Security Chapter 13 Chapter 5: The Future of PPPs in Poland: A Preliminary Assessment Chapter 14 Chapter 6: PPPs in the Russian Federation Chapter 15 Chapter 7: The Future of PPPs in Ukraine Chapter 16 Chapter 8: The Future of PPPs in China: A Preliminary Assessment Chapter 17 Conclusion Chapter 18 Chapter 9: PPPs in In-transition Countries: Prospects and Limits for the Improvement of Efficiency, Sustainability, Equity, and Security Chapter 19 About the Editor and Authors
