Roads and Bridges » This article explores the paths taken by California and Virginia in developing their respective public-private partnership programs, includes a comparison of the legislative authority in each state and examines the successes and failures that each state has had. Notes that a lack of transparency and poorly written contracts, a contract that includes […]
New Zealand Herald » Article covers the opening of the first school in New Zealand that was financed and built privately, the Hobsonville Point primary school in Auckland. Supporters of the project claim that it will allow for administrators and teachers to focus on educating and caring for the kids while management and most administrative activities […]
thestar.com » Opinion piece, written by a Member of Provincial Parliament, that questions the use of public-private partnerships in Canada, examines several projects from transit, health, and transportation sectors that have faltered. Author emphasizes that P3s are primarily aimed at generating profits for the private sector and often the government loses out by not getting the […]
Report by the California Legislative Analyst’s Office » The non-partisan Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) of California evaluated the increased costs as a result of electing to use public-private partnerships to deliver two different projects in the state: the Long Beach Court House and the Presidio Parkway in San Francisco. The report concludes that neither of these projects […]
The Globe and Mail » This piece examines Canada’s aggressive adoption of public-private partnerships (P3s) and questions whether or not the taxpayers are getting a good deal. It centers around a report released in September 2012 by the Journal of American Planning Association that studied 28 public-private partnerships in Ontario, Canada. Overall the report found that […]