Burning the Cleveland debt notes, June 25, 1987.
Photo by Warner Thomas, Jr. By permission of the City of Cleveland
The following list is a brief overview of additional readings and resources reflecting current research and case studies of public-private partnerships.
Books
Delmon, Jeffrey. Public-Private Partnership Projects in Infrastructure: An Essential Guide for Policy Makers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Delmon explains the expanding role of P3s in the efficient building of America’s infrastructure.
Engel, Eduardo, Ronald D. Fischer, and Alexander Galetovic. The Economics of Public-Private Partnerships: A Basic Guide. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014.
In recent years, governments have shifted toward the use of P3s to help with the construction and maintenance of infrastructure. This book addresses key issues, such as when governments should rely on P3s and how they should be implemented.
Wegrich, Kai, Genia Kostka, and Gerhard Hammerschmid, eds. The Governance of Infrastructure. 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017.
This book examines the decision-making process in infrastructure projects from sociological and public administration points of view in addition to the usual political and economic analyses.
Yescombe, Edward R. Public-Private Partnerships: Principles of Policy and Finance. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2011.
This book explains the key policy issues and finance concepts associated with P3s and explains the optimal environment for P3 success.
Article
Vogelsang-Coombs, Vera, William M. Denihan, and Melanie F. Baur. “The Transformative Effect of Public-Private Partnerships: An Inside View of Good Government under Mayors Voinovich and Jackson.” Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs 2, no. 2 (2016): 101–26.
This article provides an excellent summary of Mayor George Voinovich’s OITF, Mayor Frank Jackson’s Operations Efficiency Task Force, and their lasting effects on the city of Cleveland.
Online Resources and Case Studies
Bipartisan Policy Center: Infrastructure Case Studies
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/infrastructure-case-studies/
The BPC provides a list of analytical P3 infrastructure case studies from across the country.
Institute for Public-Private Partnerships
IP3 provides services to parties included in P3s and is a good starting point for research.
National Council for Public and Private Partnerships
http://www.ncppp.org/resources/case-studies/
The NCPPP showcases P3 case studies from across the nation, including areas such as energy, technology, and infrastructure.
World Bank Group: Public-Private Partnership in Infrastructure Resource Center
https://ppp.worldbank.org/public-private-partnership/
The WBG has compiled P3 cases that can be searched by topic, sector, and location. This site contains information regarding P3 laws and examples of bidding documents and risk matrices.
Burning the Cleveland debt notes, June 25, 1987.
Photo by Warner Thomas, Jr. By permission of the City of Cleveland
