Open AccessIntroduction to the JIPD Special Issue on Infrastructure
Author(s) -
Giuseppe Eusepi,
Richard E. Wagner,
Qingyang Gu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of infrastructure, policy and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2572-7931
pISSN - 2572-7923
DOI - 10.24294/jipd.v3i2.1158
Subject(s) - public infrastructure , politics , business , critical infrastructure , profit (economics) , public economics , public relations , economics , political science , microeconomics , law
Our intention in assembling this special issue of the Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development is to offer a state-of-the-art tour through the political economy issues associated with the provision of public infrastructure, and with the use of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in particular. Anyone who is familiar with PPPs cannot fail to be impressed by the diversity of positions and claims regarding their properties. Some scholars maintain that PPPs are an efficient tool to enhance productivity due to their ability to manage demand-side risk. In contrast, other scholars see in PPPs a scheme whereby the public assumes the risk while the private partner takes the profit.