Public-Private Partnerships in the United States: Charting a New Road

• Main Author: Busacca, Allison
• Format: Others
• Published: Scholarship @ Claremont 2015
• Subjects: Infrastructure; Public-Private Partnership
• Online Access: http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1175; http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2152&context=cmc_theses

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are a 21st century solution to not only fund the infrastructure projects needed in the United States but also provide long-term insight and management. The large-scale infrastructure projects of the 20th century were distinctly a product of the federal government. That traditional model of government-financed infrastructure has proven to be unsustainable as mandatory entitlement spending strains additional federal dollars needed for infrastructure investment. Given the potential of PPPs to rebuild the nation’s roads, bridges, ports, transit, and other infrastructure, this thesis looks at several cities in the U.S. administering PPPs to consider what is required for their successful implementation. Transparency must be expected and metrics must be incorporated so that the ultimate beneficiary of the partnership is the public.