Can Public-Private Partnerships Leverage Private Investment in Agricultural Value Chains in Africa? A Preliminary Review

World Development

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-109

  Poulton, Colin ^a   Macartney, Jon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Africa; Agriculture; Market failure; Public private partnerships (PPP); State failure

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; INVESTMENT; MARKET CONDITIONS; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; STATE ROLE;

AFRICA;

EID: 81855194276     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.05.017     Document Type: Article

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