International handbook on public private partnerships pt. I. Conceptual frameworks pt. II. Disciplinary themes in public private partnerships pt. III. Empirical experience in public private partnerships pt. IV. Crucial issues for the future. In this timely Handbook leading scholars from around the world explore the challenges presented by infrastructure PPPs and contemplate what lies ahead as governments balance the need to provide innovative new infrastructure against the requirement for good public governance. This Handbook builds on a range of exciting theoretical lenses that span several disciplinary boundaries. It presents innovative insights and informed perspectives from an international base of empirical evidence