Public—Private Partnerships: Eight Rules for Governments

Public Works Management & Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-161

  Vining, Aidan R ^a   Boardman, Anthony E ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

administration; public private partnerships; rules for government; transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 76749114735     PISSN: 1087724X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087724X08323843     Document Type: Article

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