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The Challenge for Public Accounts Committees in Evaluating Public‐Private Partnerships
Author(s) -
Watson David
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
australian accounting review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.551
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1835-2561
pISSN - 1035-6908
DOI - 10.1111/j.1835-2561.2004.tb00231.x
Subject(s) - taxpayer , parliament , general partnership , accounting , business , private sector , public sector , public–private partnership , public administration , public relations , finance , political science , law , politics
This paper examines the role PACs should play in reviewing one of the newer forms of public‐sector management, the public‐private partnership (PPP), and provides guidance on the critical questions PACs need to investigate if they are to ensure PPPs are fully accountable for their performance to the parliament and the taxpayer.