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Dealing with Public Risk in Private Infrastructure

Author : Timothy Irwin

Publisher : World Bank Publications

Page : 176 pages

File Size : 28,85 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9780821340301

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Many infrastructure privatizations still leave governments—and thus taxpayers—exposed to significant financial risks. This book examines these risks and considers how governments should respond to investors' requests for guarantees and other forms of government support. The report examines how governments can decide which risks to bear and which to avoid, how they can reduce the risks that private investors face without giving guarantees, and how they can measure, budget, and account for the risks they do take on.



Private Infrastructure, Public Risk

Author : Mateen Thobani

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 26,52 MB

Release : 2012

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This economic policy note presents the dilemma between private infrastructure and public risk. The note examines the fact that, increasingly, governments in many developing countries are relying on the private sector to provide infrastructure services, thus being forced - because of policy shortcomings - to assume risks that private investors should bear. However, through the improvement in policies, such as risk reduction and guarantee improvement, governments can avoid these risks, while attracting private infrastructure investment. Guidelines are provided for allocating risk, where two factors are determined: 1) the degree of influence in the control of such risk; and, 2) the ability to bear risk. However, since these factors may adversely react, other factors are considered as well, such as regulatory, quasi-commercial risks, construction cost risks, in addition to exchange and interest rates risks. The adoption of accrual accounting measures is suggested as a crucial step for the improvement in guarantee management.



Mastering the Risky Business of Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure

Author : Manal Fouad

Publisher : International Monetary Fund

Page : 61 pages

File Size : 21,12 MB

Release : 2021-05-10

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1513576569

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Investment in infrastructure can be a driving force of the economic recovery in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of shrinking fiscal space. Public-private partnerships (PPP) bring a promise of efficiency when carefully designed and managed, to avoid creating unnecessary fiscal risks. But fiscal illusions prevent an understanding the sources of fiscal risks, which arise in all infrastructure projects, and that in PPPs present specific characteristics that need to be addressed. PPP contracts are also affected by implicit fiscal risks when they are poorly designed, particularly when a government signs a PPP contract for a project with no financial sustainability. This paper reviews the advantages and inconveniences of PPPs, discusses the fiscal illusions affecting them, identifies a diversity of fiscal risks, and presents the essentials of PPP fiscal risk management.





Economic Analysis and Infrastructure Investment

Author : Edward L. Glaeser

Publisher : University of Chicago Press

Page : 479 pages

File Size : 14,74 MB

Release : 2021-11-11

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 022680058X

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"Policy-makers often call for expanding public spending on infrastructure, which includes a broad range of investments from roads and bridges to digital networks that will expand access to high-speed broadband. Some point to near-term macro-economic benefits and job creation, others focus on long-term effects on productivity and economic growth. This volume explores the links between infrastructure spending and economic outcomes, as well as key economic issues in the funding and management of infrastructure projects. It draws together research studies that describe the short-run stimulus effects of infrastructure spending, develop new estimates of the stock of U.S. infrastructure capital, and explore the incentive aspects of public-private partnerships (PPPs). A salient issue is the treatment of risk in evaluating publicly-funded infrastructure projects and in connection with PPPs. The goal of the volume is to provide a reference for researchers seeking to expand research on infrastructure issues, and for policy-makers tasked with determining the appropriate level of infrastructure spending"--



Risk Management in Public-Private Partnerships

Author : Mohammad Heydari

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 286 pages

File Size : 19,84 MB

Release : 2020-12-29

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1000326578

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Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is a channel through which the public sector can seek alternative funding and expertise from the private sector to procure public infrastructure. Governments around the world are increasingly turning to Public-Private Partnerships to deliver essential goods and services. Unfortunately, PPPs, like any other public procurement, can be at risk of corruption. This book begins by looking at the basics of PPP and the challenges of the PPP process. It then conceptualizes the vulnerability of various stages of Public-Private Partnership models and corruption risk against the backdrop of contract theory, principal-agent theory and transaction cost economics. The book also discusses potential control mechanisms. The book also stresses the importance of good governance for PPP. It outlines principles and procedures of project risk management (PRM) developed by a working party of the Association of Project Managers. Finally, the book concludes by proposing strategies and solutions to overcome the limitations and challenges of the current approach toward PPP.



Government Guarantees

Author : Timothy Irwin

Publisher : World Bank Publications

Page : 230 pages

File Size : 23,87 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0821368591

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The book considers when governments should give guarantees to private investors. After describing the history of guarantees, and the challenges the politics and psychology create for good decisions, the book sets out a principles for allocating risk (and therefore guarantees), techniques for valuing guarantees, and rules to encourage good decisions.



Public Private Partnerships

Author : Darrin Grimsey

Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing

Page : 284 pages

File Size : 49,69 MB

Release : 2007-01-01

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1845423437

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Book Description

This path-breaking book considers the recent trend for governments to look increasingly to private sector finance, provided by private enterprises constructing and managing public infrastructure facilities in partnership with government bodies. 'The boundaries between the public and private sector are the most important political issue of our time.'



Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships

Author : Carlos Oliveira Cruz

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 189 pages

File Size : 48,65 MB

Release : 2013-05-18

Category : Law

ISBN : 3642369103

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Economic development and social welfare depend on the existence of effective and efficient infrastructure systems, particularly in health, energy, transportation and water, many of which are developed and managed through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). However, empirical evidence suggests some pitfalls in the use of these PPP arrangements. This book addresses these issues, focusing on mostly three key questions: How to improve the robustness of the decision-making process leading to the option of PPP? How to improve contract management as the longest phase of the process? How can contracts be improved to accommodate uncertainty and avoid harmful renegotiations? The authors explore the concept of flexible contracts, the uncertainty modeling for improving the robustness of the decision-making process, and develop an overall framework for effective contract management, along with a comprehensive analysis of current renegotiation patterns. The ultimate goal is to improve the contractual performance, as well as the overall infrastructure management and social welfare. ​



Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure

Author : E. R. Yescombe

Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann

Page : 548 pages

File Size : 34,41 MB

Release : 2018-05-29

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0081007671

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Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure - Principles of Policy and Finance, Second Edition explains how public private partnerships are prepared, procured, financed, and managed from both the public- and private-sector perspectives. As the use of public private partnerships continues to develop world-wide, both in the area of public policy and private financing and contracting, the Second Edition of this leading textbook: Captures and explains the latest approaches, providing a comprehensive all-round guide for those on both the public- and private-sector sides of the table Emphasises a step-by-step approach within a comprehensive, cross-referenced format Includes clear explanations of PPP evaluation, structuring and financing concepts for the benefit of those new to the topic: no prior knowledge is assumed or required Provides detailed reference points for more experienced practitioners Draws from the authors’ experience and practice in PPP markets worldwide to provide a perspective on practical application of the key underlying principles Includes an extensive glossary of technical and financial terms used in the PPP sector Includes more technical information and a stronger legal perspective than other books Emphasizes a step-by-step approach within a comprehensive, cross-referenced format Expands and updates the historical backgrounds and political contexts of public-private partnerships