Public-private partnerships in developing countries: Are infrastructures responding to the new ODA strategy?

Journal of International Development

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 311-325

  Pessoa, Argentino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Infrastructures; ODA; Outsourcing; Public utilities; Public private partnership; Regulation

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT AID; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROFITABILITY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP;

EID: 43849101556     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1416     Document Type: Article

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