Public-Private Partnerships [electronic resource]: In Pursuit of Risk Sharing and Value for Money /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2008.
The debate about how to achieve value for money in the delivery of government services is ongoing. Increasingly, public services are being produced, procured and delivered to citizens by public-private partnerships. This book highlights ten good practices, summarising what countries should consider before entering into public-private partnerships (PPPs). These include affordability, value for money, budget scoring and accounting treatment, dealing with liabilities (contingent or explicit), and regulatory and institutional governance issues. The book also discusses the important questions of risk - both financial and political - and of how to measure the performance of a public-private partnership to ensure its continued value to society. Drawing upon country examples within and outside the OECD area, this book will help governments and the public to come to grips with this complex mechanism and its impact on public finances as well as on the definition of the boundaries between the state and the market.
Description based upon print version of record.
CONTENTS; Acronyms; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Defining the Nature and Purpose of Public-PrivatePartnerships; Chapter 2. The Trend towards Public-Private Partnerships:What are Countries Doing?; Chapter 3. The Economics of Public-Private Partnerships:Is the PPP Route the Best Alternative?; Chapter 4. Budget Scoring and Accounting Treatment of Public-PrivatePartnerships; Chapter 5. Managing the Creation of Public-Private Partnerships:The Role of PPP Units; Chapter 6. Policy Framework and Procedural Tools; Chapter 7. Conclusion; Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-141).
The debate about how to achieve value for money in the delivery of government services is ongoing. Increasingly, public services are being produced, procured and delivered to citizens by public-private partnerships. This book highlights ten good practices, summarising what countries should consider before entering into public-private partnerships (PPPs). These include affordability, value for money, budget scoring and accounting treatment, dealing with liabilities (contingent or explicit), and regulatory and institutional governance issues. The book also discusses the important questions of risk - both financial and political - and of how to measure the performance of a public-private partnership to ensure its continued value to society. Drawing upon country examples within and outside the OECD area, this book will help governments and the public to come to grips with this complex mechanism and its impact on public finances as well as on the definition of the boundaries between the state and the market.
Contracting out.
Public-private sector cooperation.
Privatization.