The rise and fall of Public-Private Partnerships in China: a path-dependent approach

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 794-806

  Mu, Rui ^a   Jong, Martin de ^a   Koppenjan, Joop ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

China; Path dependence; Public Private Partnerships; Transport project financing

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; CAPITAL MARKET; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL PROVISION; FINANCIAL SERVICES; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INVESTMENT LOCATION; PATH ANALYSIS; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SERVICE PROVISION; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

CHINA;

EID: 79957499533     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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