The Rise and Fall of Public-Private Partnerships: Finance, Infrastructure and Developing Countries

by James Leigland

This book explores how the private sector has long been expected to mobilize finance into much needed infrastructure investment in developing countries. This insightful book is a detailed exploration of the World Bank's initial promotion of public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a solution, and evaluates their insufficient performance over the past decades. James Leigland expertly delves into the past 30 years of PPP advocacy to argue that blind faith...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1035345048
• ISBN13: 9781035345045
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 310 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.1" x 9.2"