Effective Public-private Partnership Research Articles

Effective public-private partnership in healthcare: Apollo as a cautionary tale

Effective public-private partnership in healthcare: Apollo as a cautionary tale

Building Peace in Fragile States – Building Trust is Essential for Effective Public–Private Partnerships

Increasingly, the private sector is playing a greater role in supporting peace building efforts in conflict and post-conflict areas by providing critical expertise, know-how, and capital. However, reports of the corrupt practices of both governments and businesses have plagued international peace building efforts, deepening the distrust of stricken communities. Businesses are perceived as being selfish and indifferent to the impact their operations may have on the social and political development of local communities. Additionally, the corruption of local governments has been cited as interfering with the creation of stability in conflict areas. Within this framework, multinational Public–Private Partnerships can exert two forms of influence: they can either exacerbate these problems, or they can become part of the solution. Without a relationship of trust among local businesses, government, and the private sector, peace building efforts will at best be mixed, and could possibly perpetuate violence in fragile states. Public and private interests are better served when Public–Private Partnerships are based upon collaboration and assist in establishing principles of good governance in conflict areas. This in turn can help build trust and regain the credibility of both sectors among local communities, which are essential in making Public–Private Partnerships more effective.

Peace Through Commerce: A Multisectoral Approach

Peace Through Commerce: A Multisectoral Approach Timothy L. Fort.- Business and Peace: Sketching the Terrain Jennifer Oetzel, Michelle Westermann-Behaylo, Charles Koerber, Timothy L. Fort and Jorge Rivera.- MNE Strategic Intervention in Violent Conflict: Variations Based on Conflict Characteristics Kathleen A. Getz and Jennifer Oetzel.- Peaceful Warriors: Private Military Security Companies and the Quest for Stable Societies DON MAYER.- The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme: An Innovation in Global Governance and Conflict Prevention Virginia Haufler.- Institutionalizing Peace through Commerce: Engagement or Divestment in South African and Sudan Michelle Westermann-Behaylo.- Investing in Peace: The Motivational Dynamics of Diaspora Investment in Post-Conflict Economies Tjai M. Nielsen and Liesl Riddle.- Locating Peace Through Commerce in Good Global Governance John Forrer.- Corporate Responsibility Standards: Current Implications and Future Possibilities for Peace Through Commerce Charles P. Koerber.- Building Peace in Fragile States - Building Trust is Essential for Effective Public-Private Partnerships Igor Abramov.- Dynamic Capabilities and Base of the Pyramid Business Strategies Pete Tashman and Valentina Marano.- New Convergences in Poverty Reduction, Conflict, and State Fragility: hat Business Should Know Borany Penh.- Peace Through Access to Entrepreneurial Capitalism for All Michael Strong.- Complementary Alternative Benefits romote Peace Norman D. Bishara and Cindy A. Schipani.- Peace through Tourism: The Birthing of a New Socio-Economic Order Louis D'Amore.- Peace Through Tourism: Commerce Based ciples and Practices Stuart E. Levy and Donald E. Hawkins.- Sports Commerce and Peace: Special Case of the Special Olympics Ginger Smith, Andrea Cahn and Sybil Ford.- From Scholarly Dialogue to Social Movement: Considerations and Implications for Peace through Commerce Marc Lavine.-Erratum.-

Effectiveness of private finance initiatives (PFI): study of private financing for the provision of capital assets for schools

AbstractThe study reported in this paper explores how effective Public Private Partnerships (PPP) have been as critical providers of capital assets within the state education sector in the UK. Specifically, the research investigates the impact on educational provision of the UK government's contentious £43 billion Private Finance Initiative (PFI). The inquiry focuses on 27 English Local Education Authorities (LEAs) currently or recently involved in PFI. The investigation examines the effect of PFI's on LEA decision‐making processes and discusses these authorities assessment of the UK government's current PFI strategy. An evaluation of PFI as a source of sustainable finance is reported as well as recommendations made for LEAs currently considering adoption of PFI. Through such analysis, this study seeks to de‐layer and ascertain the influence of complex external environmental influences and stakeholders that need to be taken into account in order to make PPPs work. The paper concludes by presenting the critical considerations for enhancing the working relationship between private and public sector partners. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Building effective public–private partnerships: Experiences and lessons from the African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP)

This paper examines the processes for building highly collaborative public–private partnerships for public health, with a focus on the efforts to manage the complex relationships that underlie these partnerships. These processes are analyzed for the African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), a 5-year partnership (2001–2005) between the government of Botswana, Merck & Co., Inc. (and its company foundation), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. ACHAP is a highly collaborative initiative. The ACHAP office in Botswana engages intensively (on a daily basis) with the government of Botswana (an ACHAP partner and ACHAP's main grantee) to support HIV/AIDS control in that country, which had an adult prevalence of 38.5% HIV infection in 2000 when ACHAP was being established. The paper discusses the development of ACHAP in four stages: the creation of ACHAP, the first year, the second and third years, and the fourth year. Based on ACHAP's experiences over these four years, the paper identifies five lessons for managing relationships in highly collaborative public–private partnerships for public health.

Cancer immunotherapy: breaking the barriers to harvest the crop.

Successful translation of modern molecular immunology into effective cancer immunotherapy is threatened by regulatory barriers and challenges to the development of novel agents and combinatorial strategies through effective public-private partnerships. For its promise to be fully realized, both the National Cancer Institute and Food and Drug Administration must take active steps to help academic investigators and companies jointly navigate the pathways from laboratory to clinic.

A Communitywide Intervention to Improve Outcomes and Reduce Disability among Injured Workers in Washington State

One pressing challenge facing the U.S. health care system is the development of effective policies and clinical management strategies to address deficiencies in health care quality. In collaboration with researchers at the University of Washington, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries has created a communitywide delivery system intervention to improve health outcomes and reduce disability among injured workers. This intervention is currently being tested in two sites in western and eastern Washington. So far, it appears to be possible to engage physicians and health care institutions in quality improvement initiatives and to form effective public-private partnerships for this purpose. Furthermore, collaborating with university researchers may help enhance the scientific rigor of the quality improvement initiative and create more opportunities for a successful evaluation.

Evaluating and Designing Effective Public-Private Partnerships: A Case Study of a PPP Project in Yokohama City

Evaluating and Designing Effective Public-Private Partnerships: A Case Study of a PPP Project in Yokohama City

Can the public sector meet the challenge of private research? Commentary on “Falcon and Fowler” and “Pingali and Traxler”

The growth of private sector participation in agricultural research has serious implications for pro-poor technology development, but there are other factors that must be considered. New plant varieties are not the only things standing between resource-poor farmers and secure livelihoods, and institutional strengthening is also necessary. In addition, the current state of public agricultural research is cause for concern. It is not clear how many effective public–private partnerships can be formed; the public sector needs a much clearer definition of its targets and priorities; and funding strategies for national and international agricultural research must be overhauled.

Experiences and Challenges in Industrialized Countries: Control of Iron Deficiency in Industrialized Countries

This paper provides a synopsis of the experience in combating iron deficiency in industrialized countries and identifies the reasons for the considerable success and future challenges. Significant progress has been made over the last century in reducing and even eliminating iron deficiency in many industrialized countries. Current estimates are that the prevalence of iron deficiency has declined to <20% in many of these countries, even among women and young children, compared with 30 to 70% in many developing countries. The reasons for this success cannot be attributed solely to a single approach but rather to a range of factors that have occurred over time as a result of both economic development and the implementation of specific policies. Several factors have contributed to improving both iron intakes and reducing iron losses; these include fortification, supplementation, dietary diversification and public health measures. For example, the decline in anemia in infants can be attributed to the introduction of iron-fortified formula and complementary foods in the 1960s to 1970s. Similarly, the enrichment and fortification of cereals with iron that began during World War II in North America and Europe is a result of effective public-private partnerships. Despite these successes, iron deficiency remains a public health concern in industrialized countries for selected subgroups such as women of reproductive age with excess menstrual losses and pregnant women who cannot meet increased requirements from the diet alone. Constant vigilance and innovative approaches for screening and combating this problem are thus still required even in developed countries.

Social capital: Its relationship to innovation in science and technology

This paper argues that social capital is a necessary, although not sufficient, enabler of effective public-private partnerships and of a new, more collaborative style of innovation policy, although its significance for science and technology policy, has yet to be assimilated by most policy-makers. The network structure of the biotechnology industry in the United States and the regional-based industrial system in Silicon Valley, California are used to show how social capital affects innovation in science and technology. Two US national policy programs — the advanced Technology Program and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership — make evident the growing importance of network development. A set of recommendations is given, designed to enhance innovative capacity through the formation of social capital. The central arguments regarding social capital and its relationship to innovation transcend national boundaries, and many of the policy recommendations are important for western European, some East Asian and several other industrial states. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

Urban Regimes and Leadership in Detroit

The concept of urban regime has emerged as a widely used instrument to explore the responses of local leaders to processes of change. This study of regime building in Detroit during the long period of Coleman Young's mayoralty, contrary to some previous studies, shows how problems of cooperation between private and public leaders have been only partially overcome in Detroit. The key contribution of regime theory is its focus on the problems of collective organization and action. In Detroit, an effective public-private partnership has not emerged, and the authors examine the consequences. They conclude by examining the neglected issue of regime succession and by presenting a formal schema of the process of regime transition.

State and local government and public-private partnerships: a policy issues handbook

Preface Introduction: American Federalism, the Private Sector, and the Public Service Overview of Legal, Organizational, and Financial Structures of American State and Local Governments Domestic Governance in an Era of Resource Scarcity Forging New and Effective Public-Private Partnerships Coping with Simultaneous Growth and Distress Poverty and the Urban Underclass State-Local Issues in Regulatory and Legal Systems Appendices Bibliographical Essay Index