Public Private Partnerships

The collection of papers brings out the complexities in PPP in terms of types, conceptualization, structure, institutions, and financing. It covers a broad sweep ranging from infrastructure to services and utilities; and from global to Indian states. The methodology is primarily empirical but the thrust is on conceptualization of PPP in its various forms and frameworks. PPP is still a practitioner’s field but is growing in size and significance; and as a solution to failures of public system and the consequent privatization. It is a major attraction to policy makers and funding agencies given its middle-of-the-road approach. It is likely to gain currency, but it is important that we get deeper understandings of this form before we place more faith in this. The papers in this book, selected from a conference on PPP held at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore in 2008, raise several important conceptual issues and seek to address some of them.

Table of Contents:
Section I: Structure of PPP 1. Public-Private Partnerships: Analysing the Network Form of Organization by Abhoy K. Ojha 2. Project Management Control System of Infrastructure SPVs: DMRC, A Case Study by Anil K and G. Ramesh Section II: Governance of PPP 3. Governance Issues in Public-Private Partnership in Infrastructure: India vis-à-vis Brazil by Vandita Dar Thomas 4. Public-Private Dialogue as a Panacea to Poor Governance and low Public-Private Partnerships by Murtala S. Sagagi 5. Innovation in Public Service Delivery: The Case of Finland by Pekka Valkama 6. Public-Private Partnership for Infrastructure Development in Developing Countries by Bhavna Bhatia Section III: Global Learning 7. Technology Cooperation between Private and Public Entities as a Way for Developed Countries to Face Competition from Emerging Asian Economies: An Example from Spain by Martin Rahe and Mariano Najles Section IV: Financing PPP in Infrastructure 8. Project Finance: A Risk-Mitigating Approach for Financing PPPs by Jayadev M. Section V: PPP in Services and Utilities 9. Challenges of Sustaining Health Information Systems: A Case of E-Governance Partnership in the Public Health Sector by Ranjini C.R. 10. Bus Rapid Transit Systems through Public Private Participation For Improving Urban Mobility by T.V. Ramanayya and Vishnuprasad Nagadevara 11. Public Value Creation through Private Partnership: Lessons from Public Service Delivery in Karnataka by Gopal Naik, K.P. Basavarajappa, Nageena Sultana and Prasanna Rashmi K.K. 12. Defining and Measuring Sustainability in Public-Private Water Infrastructure Partnerships in Developing Countries by Saba N. Siddiki and Anu Ramaswami 13. Public-Private Partnership for Irrigation System Management: Opportunities and Challenges Case Study of Water Users Cooperatives in Gujarat and Karnataka by Gurulingappa G. Koppa 14. PPPs in Delivery of Elementary Education: Present Imperfect, Future Alternatives by Rahul Mukhopadhyay