Public private partnership - comparative issues in the UK, Germany and Austria

McQuaid, Ronald W; Scherrer, Walter

Abstract

While the UK has been a leader in the large-scale introduction of public private partnerships (PPPs) across the economy, both Austria and Germany have been relative latecomers within the recent move towards PPPs. This paper analyses the issues driving PPPs and in particular it compares the experiences in Austria, Germany and the UK. The major of motives for moving towards PPPs are macro-economic or budgetary, especially in Germany and Austria, but also micro-economic or improving the efficiency of public service delivery, especially in the UK. The paper then considers the imposition of constraints on policy decisions by PPPs and analyses the potential macro-economic, including the implications in terms of the tax to GDP-ratios.

Citation

McQuaid, R. W., & Scherrer, W. (2005). Public private partnership - comparative issues in the UK, Germany and Austria.

• Conference Name: 11th International Public Private Partnerships Conference
• Start Date: May 25, 2005
• End Date: May 27, 2005
• Publication Date: May 25, 2005
• Deposit Date: Jul 16, 2009
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 16, 2009
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: public private partnerships; UK; Germany; Austria; public finance; policy
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2771
• Contract Date: Jul 16, 2009