Public-private partnerships and the privatization of financing: An incomplete contracts approach

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 358-368

  de Bettignies, Jean Etienne ^a   Ross, Thomas W ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Incomplete contracts; Public private partnerships; Soft budget constraints

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CONTRACTS; PRIVATIZATION;

COMMITMENT PROBLEMS; DEBT REPAYMENTS; INCOMPLETE CONTRACTS; PRIVATE FINANCINGS; PUBLIC PROJECTS; PUBLIC SERVICES; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS; SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 63749088318     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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