Council Says Public-Private Partnerships Misunderstood

A new report says public-private partnerships are often misunderstood and fall prey to misinformation and misperceptions.

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February 3, 2003, 2:00 PM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen


"For the Good of the People," a white paper from the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships, says that much of the opposition to such partnerships is based on "a belief that the profit motives cannot operate for public good." The white paper says that public interests are assured in part because of private companies' need to assure customer satisfaction. And, the report says, most current partnerships provide for public-sector employee guarantees: "To the credit of government leaders andmanagers in thousands of jurisdictions, they have found ways to utilize the resources of the privatesectorto assist in meeting the surging demands of their constituencies. By establishing public-privatepartnerships, government authorities have achieved goals that would otherwise go unmet because ofbudget limitations." Editor's note: The link below is to a 1.5MB PDF file.

Thanks to Laura Kranz

Monday, February 3, 2003 in National Council For Public-Private Partnerships

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