The economics of public-private partnerships: Uome theoretical contributions

International Handbook on Public-Private Partnerships

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 132-158

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

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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