TY - BOOK AU - HODGE Graeme AU - GREVE Carsten TI - The challenge of public-private partnerships: learning from international experience SN - 9781843765097 (hbk) : PY - 2005/// CY - Cheltenham, UK PB - Edward Elgar KW - PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS KW - PUBLIC POLICY KW - PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCING KW - CAPITAL PROJECTS KW - PUBLIC SERVICES N2 - Following a short account of the sometimes uncomfortable history of public-private joint ventures the book presents examples of present day approaches - some successful some less so - to PPP around the world. Discusses the range of concepts covered by PPP and the kinds of service and infrastructure projects handled under PPP arrangements. Concludes by assessing the present state of PPP undertakings noting among other things the long term commitments often involved ER -