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In some types of PPP, the government uses tax revenue to provide Capital for investment, with operations run jointly with the private sector or under contract (see Contracting Out ). In other types (notably the Private Finance Initiative ), capital investment is made by the private sector on the strength of a contract with government to provide agreed services. Government contributions to a PPP may also be in kind (notably the transfer of existing assets).

Typically, a private sector consortium forms a special company called a " Special Purpose Vehicle " (SPV) to build and maintain the asset. The consortium is usually made up of a building contractor, a maintenance company and a bank lender. It is the SPV that signs the contract with the government and with subcontractors to build the facility and then maintain it. A typical PPP example would be a hospital building financed and constructed by a private developer and then leased to the hospital authority. The private developer then acts as landlord, providing housekeeping and other non medical services while the hospital itself provides medical services.


SOME EXAMPLES



International

Some international health care programs may be considered public-private partnerships:


  • As a UN agency, the WHO is financed through the UN system by contributions from member states. In recent years, the WHO's work has involved more collaboration with NGOs and the pharmaceutical industry, as well as with foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. Some of these collaborations may be considered global public-private partnerships (GPPPs); half the WHO budget is financed by private foundations.




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India



Netherlands




United States



BIBLIOGRAPHY

(''French documentation about PPP in Europe & France - history and Law'')

  • Linotte Didier, ''Un cadre juridique désormais sécurisé pour les contrats de partenariat'', AJDA, n° 1/2005 du 10 janvier 2005.

  • Monera Frédéric, ''Les financements innovants de services et de projets publics'', Revue de la Recherche Juridique – Droit prospectif, PUAM, 2005-1, p.337 & s.



EXTERNAL LINKS

  • The Institute for Public-Private Partnerships, Inc. http://www.ip3.org

  • Canada PPP Govt. Link - http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inpupr-bdpr.nsf/en/h_qz01552e.html

  • United States PPP lobby - National Council For Public-Private Partnerships http://www.ncppp.org

  • BBC News article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1518523.stm

  • Industry Canada Website http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inpupr-bdpr.nsf/vwGeneratedInterE/Home

  • thePFI.net http://www.thepfi.net

  • Medicines and vaccines for the world's poorest: Is there any prospect for public-private cooperation? http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/home/

  • NFX - Netherlands Financial Sector Development Exchange http://www.nfx.nl

  • C.R.E.A.M. Europe - Public Private Partnerships in the EU Enlargement http://www.cream-europe.net

  • UNISON http://www.unison.org.uk/pfi/