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Book SynopsisSince the start of the twenty-first century, Canadian provinces have increasingly begun turning to the private sector to finance and construct large-scale infrastructure projects. From a critical public policy perspective, the danger of these public-private partnerships (P3s) is that they are more than just new ways to deliver public infrastructure. They are neoliberal projects that privatize and corporatize the basis of public services.
Analyzing four Canadian P3 hospital projects, Heather Whiteside argues that P3s not only fail to fulfill the promises made by their proponents but also compromise public control of health policy, outcomes, and future plans. Yet, despite these disadvantages, the use of P3s is being normalized and expanded in BC and Ontario through capital planning frameworks and special government agencies that support and encourage P3 projects. Based on extensive interviews with academic experts, union representatives, provincial government decision-makers, an
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"Whiteside's book should be read by anyone involved in Canadian health systems policy or research and by those involved in P3 research and debates in other Anglo-American countries." -- Ronald Labonte, Institute of Population Health and Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Table of Contents
Introduction - Purchase for Profit Chapter 1 - The Political Economy of Privatization and Public-Private Partnerships Chapter 2 - Partnering for Profit Chapter 3 - Normalizing P3 Procurement Chapter 4 - P3 Procurement and the Marketization of the Public Sector Chapter 5 - British Columbia's Pioneering P3 Hospitals Chapter 6 - Ontario's Pioneering P3 Hospitals Conclusion Appendix - Development Timeline for Canada's Pioneering P3 Hospitals
