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Private Sector Involvement in Infrastructure Projects

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There has been little systematic discussion of the issues associated with private involvement in infrastructure. Analysis of the relative performance of the private and public sector in different phases of infrastructure provision suggests that, in most cases, the private sector will be most efficient in the construction phase but the public sector will be best equipped to handle the risks associated with ownership. The situation is less clear‐cut with respect to operation—a mixture in which core operations are undertaken by the public sector owner with peripheral operations being contracted out may be optimal in many cases.

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  • John Quiggin, 1996. "Private Sector Involvement in Infrastructure Projects," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 29(1), pages 51-64, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ausecr:v:29:y:1996:i:1:p:51-64
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8462.1996.tb00915.x
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    1. Gemson, Josephine & Gautami, K.V. & Thillai Rajan, A., 2012. "Impact of private equity investments in infrastructure projects," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 21(C), pages 59-65.
    2. Patrick Mabuza, 2019. "Is the Public Private Partnership Model the Right Vehicle for Public Infrastructure Delivery in Developing Countries?," Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, AMH International, vol. 11(1), pages 211-222.
    3. Dhehibi, Boubaker & Telleria, Roberto & Aw-Hassan, Aden, 2013. "Impacts of Public, Private, and R&D Investments on Total Factor Productivity Growth in Tunisian Agriculture," 2013 Fourth International Conference, September 22-25, 2013, Hammamet, Tunisia 160584, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
    4. Moszoro, Marian W. & Spiller, Pablo T., 2014. "Third-Party Opportunism and the Theory of Public Contracts: Operationalization and Applications," MPRA Paper 101592, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Quiggin, John & Wang, Jiayu, 2019. "Unscrambling the toll road egg," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 29-38.

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