Rethinking the role of private capital in infrastructure PPPs: the experience of Ontario, Canada

Sherena Hussain and Matti Siemiatycki

Public Management Review, 2018, vol. 20, issue 8, 1122-1144

Abstract: Private capital has become a significant feature of infrastructure public–private partnerships (PPPs) on the premise that it incentivizes diligent risk management among private partners. This paper evaluates this claim by examining the PPP programme in Ontario, Canada, where the amount of long-term private capital in PPPs has been reduced. The paper shows that decreasing the amount of private capital after construction does not undermine performance, while producing cost savings for governments. This was achieved by deploying sophisticated procurement and monitoring strategies. These findings suggest that private capital is one of several tools available to achieve positive value for money in PPPs.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2018.1428412

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