Public Private Partnerships 1st edition by Stephen Osborne ISBN 0415439626 9780415439626

Introduction: Understanding Public-Private Partnerships In International Perspective: Globally Convergent or Nationally Divergent Phenomena?

I.1. Structure of the Book

I.2. Guide to the Chapters

References

Part I: Understanding Public-Private Partnerships

1. The Theory of Partnership: Why Have Partnerships?

1.1. Introduction

1.2. Definitions of Partnership

1.3. Types of Partnership

1.4. Potential Advantages of Partnership

1.5. Potential Disadvantages of Partnership

1.6. Some Theories On Partnership Development

1.7. Conclusions and Further Research Agenda

1.8. Acknowledgements

References

Notes

2. Public-Private Partnerships: Sectoral Perspectives

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Definitions

2.3. The Development of Public-Private Partnerships

2.4. The State and Public-Private Partnerships

2.5. Business and Public-Private Partnerships

2.6. Conclusion

References

3. Public-Private Partnerships: Rethinking the Boundary Between Public and Private Law

3.1. Introduction

3.2. The Legal and Constitutional Basis of the Modern State—An Overview

3.3. Problems of Comparison

3.4. Law and the Dynamics of Public Management Reform

3.5. Law and Accountability In the ‘New’ Public Sector

3.6. Conclusion

Notes

4. Understanding the Process of Public-Private Partnerships

4.1. Background

4.2. A Conceptual Model of Collaboration: Collaboration As a Multi-Phase Process

4.3. Research Methodology

4.4. The Collaboration Described

4.5. Analysing the Collaboration

4.6. Conclusions

References

5. Governing Public-Private Partnerships: Analysing and Managing the Processes and Institutional Characteristics of Public-Private Partnerships

5.1. Introduction: Public-Private Partnerships As a Governance Strategy

5.2. The Context for Public-Private Partnerships: The Network Society

5.3. The Creation of Quality and the Problem of Trust

5.4. Three Types of Management for Public-Private Partnerships

5.5. Conclusion: The Need for Administrative Process Redesign

References

Part II: Comparative Public Policy Contexts for Public-Private Partnerships

6. Public-Private Partnerships In the United States: Historical Patterns and Current Trends

6.1. Introduction

6.2. Theoretical Background

6.3. Extent of the Public-Private Partnership

6.4. Consequences of Public Support

6.5. New Contracting Patterns

6.6. Conclusion

References

7. Public-Private Partnerships and the ‘New Labour’ Government In Britain

7.1. Introduction

7.2. ‘New Labour’ and Partnership

7.3. Partnership and ‘Early Education’ Policy

7.4 Conclusions

References

8. The East Asia Region: Do Public-Private Partnerships Make Sense?

8.1. Introduction

8.2. The Changing Context of Social and Public Policy In East Asia

8.3. The Scope for Public-Private Partnerships In East Asia

8.4. Conclusions

References

9. The Decline of Leviathan: State, Market and Civil Society In South-East Asia 1986–1998

9.1. Introduction

9.2. South-East Asia: The Generation of the Great Leviathan

9.3. The Decline of Leviathan In South-East Asia 1986–1995

9.4. Conclusion

References

Notes

Part III: Public-Private Partnerships In International Perspective: Practice and Management

10. Public-Private Partnerships In the European Union: Officially Suspect, Embraced In Daily Practice

10.1. Introduction: Dominant Orientations and New Trends In EU Procurement

10.2. Concerns Regarding Legislation On Procurement

10.3. New Trends In European Union Public Policy

10.4. From Government and Privatization to Governance and Partnership: The Case of the Transport Sector

10.5. Public-Private Partnership: Trends and Policy In European Union Member Countries. The Case of Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and France

10.6. Conclusions. Unsolved Dilemmas With Respect to Public-Private Partnerships In Europe

References

Notes

11. Transforming the State Into a Partner In Cooperative Development: An Evaluation of NGO-Government Partnership In the Philippines

11.1. Introduction

11.2. Creating a National Environment for Cooperative Development

11.3. Engaging the State In Agrarian Reform and In Cooperative Organizing

11.4. Land Conversion: The Impact of State Indifference

11.5. Forming NGO-Government Partnership Through Dialogue

11.6. Conclusions

References

Notes

12. The Propensity, Persistence and Performance of Public-Private Partnerships In Sweden

12.1. Why Cudgel About Public-Private Partnerships?

12.2. Partisan Reasons for Public-Private Partnerships: The Case of How Social Problems Are Solved In Osby

12.3. Reasons for Studying Public-Private Partnerships

12.4. Propensity to Use of Public-Private Parterships In Sweden

12.5. The Persistence of Public-Private Partnerships In Sweden

12.6. The Performance of Public-Private Partnerships In Sweden

12.7. Summary and Conclusions

12.8. Acknowledgement

References

13. Partnerships In Pittsburgh: The Evaluation of Complex Local Initiatives

13.1. Introduction

13.2. The Partnership Tradition

13.3. A Partnership Typology

13.4. Partnership As Process

13.5. Urban Partnership In a Changing Environment: The URA

13.6. Comprehensive Community Initiatives

13.7. The Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighbourhood Development

13.8. The Pittsburgh Enterprise Community

13.9. Conclusion

13.10. Acknowledgements

References

14. Rural Action for the Environment In the UK: Developing Partnerships and Promoting Learning Through Networks

14.1. Introduction

14.2. The Context

14.3. Evolution of the Initiative

14.4. Key Elements of the Rural Action Approach

14.5. The Effectiveness of the Rural Action Partnership Approach

14.6. The Roles of the National Partners

14.7. Benefits Seen By Partners In the County Networks

14.8. Benefits On the Ground

14.9. Problems With the Rural Action Partnership Arrangements

14.10. Conclusions

14.11. Looking to the Future

References

15. Building ‘Active’ Partnerships In Aid-Recipient Countries: Lessons from a Rural Development Project In Bangladesh

15.1. Introduction

15.2. NGO-Government Partnerships In Rural Development

15.3. Aquaculture In Bangladesh

15.4. The Case Study

15.5. Conclusion: Towards a Process Model

References

Notes

16. Partnership Between Local Government and the Local Community In the Area of Social Policy: A Hungarian Experience

16.1. Introduction

16.2. Social Changes and Challenges In Eger

16.3. Developing a Strategic Social Plan

16.4. The First Conference: Identifying the Most Important Social Problems

16.5. The Second Conference: Selecting Cost-Effective Interventions

16.6. The Third Conference: Developing Recommendations

16.7. Implementation

16.8. Conclusions

16.9. Acknowledgement

References

Part IV: Evaluating Public-Private Partnerships

17. Evaluating the Impact of Public-Private Partnerships: A Canadian Perspective

17.1. An Anecdote

17.2. Evaluation: What Is It and How Does It Work?

17.3. Ideal and Reality

17.4. Problems With the Ideal Evaluation Process

17.5. What Is the Role of Evaluation In the Public-Non-Profit Sector Relationship?

17.6. Common Pitfalls That Occur In the Public-Non-Profit-Sector Relationship

17.7. Is It Possible to Improve the Evaluation Process Between Public and Non-Profit Sector Organizations?

17.8. Conclusions

17.9. Evaluation and the Public-Non-Profit Partnerships: A Final Word

References

18. What Makes Partnerships Work?

18.1. The Collaboration Dilemma

18.2. Exploring Collaborative Inertia: Our Approach to Understanding Partnership

18.3. Aspects of Managing Partnership

18.4. Partnership Structure

18.5. The Challenge of Partnership

18.6. Acknowledgements

References

19. NGO Partners: The Characteristics of Effective Development Partnerships

19.1. Introduction

19.2. NGDOs: Growth and Dependency

19.3. Partnership: The New Policy Imperative

19.4. Partnership: Definitions and Typologies

19.5. Partnership: The Benefits

19.6. Partnership: The Problems

19.7. The Characteristics of Effective Partnerships

19.8. Building Effective Partnerships

19.9. Conclusion and Discussion

References

Conclusions: A One-Way Street or Two-Way Traffic? Can Public-Private Partnerships Impact On the Policy-Making Process?

C.1. Introduction

C.2. Context: Changing Relations Between the State and Voluntary and Community Organizations

C.3. GNPs In Area Regeneration Policy In the UK

C.4. Involving VCOs In Policy Formulation At the Local Community Level

C.5. Two-Way Traffic? Using GNPs to Improve the Policy Making Process At the Local Level

C.6. Final Comments

References