In this handbook for academics, graduate students, and commentators, as well as professionals, infrastructure regulators, and government policy advisors, Hodge (regulatory studies, Monash U.,
Australia) et al. draw together 26 chapters that explore the challenges presented by infrastructure public-private partnerships (PPPs). Scholars in business, management, economics, and law from
Canada, Europe, and Australia review PPPs as an infrastructure delivery mechanism--rather than assessing actual projects--and discuss historical views and the underlying intellectual
foundations; PPPs with respect to politics, economics, engineering, law, and accounting, as well as risk management and governance; international empirical evidence, with experiences from the
UK, EU, North America, Asia, Pacific, and Scandinavia; and future issues such as PPPs in developing economies. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
