PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN
INFRASTRUCTURE
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
This Guidebook was developed by Mr. Abdul Quium of the Transport
Division of ESCAP. Its development benefited from the work of the secretariat in the area of public-private partnership in infrastructure development and interaction with practitioners from many countries.
The Guidebook is based on an earlier developed Primer on publicprivate partnerships in infrastructure development.
The views presented in the Guidebook may not necessarily be considered to represent the official views of the Secretariat of the
United Nations.
The designation employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of the frontiers or boundaries. Mention of firm names and commercial products does not imply the endorsement of the United Nations.
The Guidebook has been issued without formal editing.
Copyright © United Nations 2011
UNESCAP
Bangkok, January 2011
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A Guidebook on Public-Private Partnership in Infrastructure
The Purpose of this Guidebook
Public-private partnership (PPP) in infrastructure is a relatively new experience in most developing countries of the Asian and Pacific region. Although many governments have considered various steps to promote PPPs in their countries, lack of capacity in the public sector remains to be one of the major problems in implementing PPP projects. So far, only few countries have established institutional arrangements and developed manuals and resource materials in support of PPP development and for the capacity-building of their public officials. In the absence of such established institutional arrangements and resource materials,
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