Determinants of Contract Choices in Public-Private Partnerships: An Application to the Water Industry

Zarco-Jasso, Hugo

ISBN 10: 384336852X / ISBN 13: 9783843368520

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Determinants of Contract Choices in Public-Private Partnerships: An Application to the Water Industry
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 384336852X
• ISBN 13: 9783843368520
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

The purpose of this book is to contribute to the understanding of public and private sector collaborative agreements (public-private partnerships) for the provision of public services that previously were responsibility of state and local governments. Although numerous countries around the world have tried different forms of private participation in their infrastructure industries during the past two decades ?and there now exists a burgeoning literature on the topic of privatization? there has been little systematic work on the determinants of the mix of public-private participation. Thus, examining the factors determining the adoption of various forms of ?hybrid? public-private governance structures constitutes the major conceptual contribution of this book. In this context, the water industry exhibits particular characteristics that makes it a ?politically salient? sector, therefore, a suitable field for testing the proposed framework.

About the Author

Hugo is an Assistant Professor at the School of Economics and Business at the University of Navarra, Spain. He holds a PhD in Management from IESE Business School. Hugo also has previous experience as a consultant in the energy and telecommunications industries. Previously he worked as an economist for regulatory agencies in Mexico.