TY  - JOUR
AB  - In 1999, the Irish Government launched a programme of public private partnerships (PPPs). The programme has expanded rapidly as policy makers seek to address the country's acute deficit of physical infrastructure. The first PPP to reach the stage of operation is the contract for five secondary schools. The early evidence from this case demonstrates that the market for education projects is competitive. The contract was designed on the basis of securing an appropriate distribution of risk and limiting private sector rents from re‐financing. However, the evidence indicates that this PPP has not resulted in significant innovations and the public sector has failed to provide any evidence of value for money.
VL  - 17
IS  - 5
SN  - 0951-3558
DO  - 10.1108/09513550410546570
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09513550410546570
AU  - Hurst Claire
AU  - Reeves Eoin
PY  - 2004
Y1  - 2004/01/01
TI  - An economic analysis of Ireland's first public private partnership
T2  - International Journal of Public Sector Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 379
EP  - 388
Y2  - 2024/09/20
ER  -