Private initiatives in infrastructure : priorities, incentives, and performance / edited by Sanford V. Berg, Michael G. Pollitt, Masatsugu Tsuji.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berg, Sanford V.

Pollitt, Michael G.

Tsuji, Masatsugu.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Infrastructure (Economics)--Case studies.

Infrastructure (Economics).

Public-private sector cooperation--Case studies.

Public-private sector cooperation.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, MA, USA : E. Elgar, [2002]

Contents:

Part 1 Japan: Public-Private Partnerships in Transition

1 Infrastructure building in the Japanese telecommunications sector: From public-public to public-private partnership / Masatsugu Tsuji 13

2 The third sector's failure in Japan / Mitsuhiro Kagami 30

3 Regulatory reform of the electricity industry in Japan: An overview of the process / Toru Hattori 46

Part 2 UK and India: Declining Role of the State

4 The declining role of the state in infrastructure investments in the UK / Michael G. Pollitt 67

5 Private initiatives in the England and Wales electricity industry / Tanga McDaniel 101

6 Private financing initiatives in India's telecommunications sector / Sunil Mani 118

7 Private financing initiatives in India's electricity sector / Sunil Mani 140

Part 3 Us and Emerging Markets: Stakeholders and the Status Quo

8 Public power: Perspectives in electricity restructuring / Salvador A. Martinez 157

9 Domestic and international environmental issues in restructuring electric industries / John Tschirhart 172

10 Infrastructure management: Applications to Latin America / Sanford V. Berg, Maria Luisa Corton 189

11 Institutions and telecommunications performance in Africa: Stability, governance, and incentives / Sanford V. Berg, Jacqueline Hamilton 203.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1843760002

OCLC:

49260705