The Private Finance Initiative or the public funding of private profit?

The Challenge of Public–Private Partnerships: Learning from International Experience

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 190-206

  Shaoul, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84882044472     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781845428082.00015     Document Type: Chapter

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