Public Private Partnerships for Infrastructure and Business Development: Principles, Practices, and Perspectives

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
The Public-Private Partnerships’ Framework....Pages 1-11
Front Matter....Pages 13-17
What Drives Private Participation in Infrastructure Developing Countries?....Pages 19-44
Public Investment as a Driver of Economic Development and Growth: What Is the Appropriate Role of Public-Private Partnerships?....Pages 45-56
Preparing and Structuring Bankable PPP Projects....Pages 57-80
International Trends in Infrastructure Finance....Pages 81-100
Attracting Private Investors: The EU Project Bond Initiative and the Case of A11 Motorway....Pages 101-118
Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation: Infrastructure Development in the United States....Pages 119-131
PPP in the Airport Infrastructure: A Case Analysis from an International Perspective....Pages 133-148
Public-Private Partnerships for Energy Infrastructure: A Focus on the MENA Region....Pages 149-168
The Role of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Scaling Up Financial Flows in the Post-Kyoto Regime....Pages 169-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-188
Access to Finance for SMEs and Entrepreneurs: Trends and Policies in OECD Countries....Pages 189-220
SMEs’ Access to Credit: Are Government Measures Helpful for Constrained Firms?....Pages 221-236
Government Intervention in the Venture Capital Market....Pages 237-264
Key Ingredients for an Efficient and Effective Public-Private Equity Fund....Pages 265-274
Impact Investing: A New Asset Class or a Societal Refocus of Venture Capital?....Pages 275-293
The Rise of Sovereign Wealth Funds: Definition, Organization, and Governance....Pages 295-318
European Way to Sovereign Funds: A Comparison among CDP, KfW, and CDC....Pages 319-342
Public-Private Partnerships: The Case of the Agencies for Local Development....Pages 343-363
Back Matter....Pages 365-384