This paper considers the relationships between public and private organizations entering into public-private partnerships (PPPs) within the context of New Public Management. After offering a brief discussion of similarities and differences between public and private organizations and their relationships, it provides a short overview of how PPPs are organized in practice. Through elaborating on three dimensions of differentiation between public and private organizations -ownership, funding and control -it proposes a matrix model for identifying a suitable "dimensional mix" for PPP contracts.
This paper considers the relationships between public and private organizations entering into public-private partnerships (PPPs) within the context of New Public Management. After offering a brief discussion of similarities and differences between public and private organizations and their relationships, it provides a short overview of how PPPs are organized in practice. Through elaborating on three dimensions of differentiation between public and private organizations-ownership, funding and control-it proposes a matrix model for identifying a suitable "dimensional mix" for PPP contracts.
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