Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective [Paperback]

Public-Private partnerships are an increasing aspect of the delivery of public policies and services across the world. This book is the first to draw upon a range of disciplines to offer theoretical perspectives upon their analysis as well as a range of case-studies of their management from around the world. It also offers a number of frameworks for the evaluation of their management. This book will be of interest to students of public policy and public management, whether at the undergraduate or postgraduate level.

Introduction: Understanding Public-Private Partnerships in International Perspective: Globally Convergent or Nationally Divergent Phenomena?  Part 1: Understanding Public-Private Partnerships  1. The Theory of Partnerships: Why Have Partnership?  2. Public-Private Partnerships: Sectoral Comparisons  3. Public-Private Partnerships: Rethinking the Boundary between Public and Private Law  4. Understanding the Process of Public-Private Partnerships  5. Governing public-Private Partnerships: Analysing and Managing Processes and Institutional Characteristics of Public-Private Partnerships  Part 2: Understanding and Contrasting Public Contexts for Public-Private Partnerships  6. Public-Private Partnerships in the United States: Historical Patterns and Current Trends  7. Public-Private Partnerships and the 'New Labour' Government in Britain  8. The East Asia Region: Do Public-Private Partnerships Make Sense?  9. The Decline of the Leviathan: State, Market and Civil Society in South-East Asia  Part 3: Public-Private Partnerships in International Perspective: Practice and Management  10. Public-Private Partnerships in the European Union: Officially Suspect, in Daily Practice Embraced  11. Transforming the State into a Partner in Cooperative lÃ*