Effective Governance and Financing Models for Public–Private Partnerships

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to kindly invite you to submit a paper for peer review and possible publication in a Special Issue of the Journal of Risk and Financial Management on the subject of “Effective Governance and Financing Models for Public–Private Partnerships”, for which we are serving as Guest Editors.

PPPs can be defined as “forms of cooperation between public authorities and the world of business which aim to ensure the funding, construction, renovation, management or maintenance of an infrastructure or the provision of a service” (Green Paper of the Commission of the European Communities, p. 3., 2004). PPPs have emerged in recent years as a powerful tool to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in some specific sectors, such as in the development of renewable energies, especially in developing countries.

This Special Issue focuses on exploring effective governance and financing models for public–private partnerships (PPPs). The topics of interest cover, but are not limited to, crucial issues such as project performance (e.g., stability of cooperation, success in completion, absence of excessive cost overruns, etc.). These can be both characteristics of the project (e.g., financial and risk management, external support, and partners) and the characteristics of the environment where it is carried out (e.g., economic or institutional stability), as well as their interactions. Likewise, works related to financial innovation, legal or environmental aspects, and international business aspects are of interest if the main partner of the project is foreign. Research exploring the promotion of PPPs to achieve SDGs, especially in developing countries, would also be suitable. Both project-level work and analyses of sets of projects are welcome. Theoretical and empirical contributions, either qualitative or quantitative, are therefore welcome as well. The objective of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for knowledge exchange and discussion of the best practices in the governance and financing of public–private partnerships.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Reference

• (The European Commission 2004) Green Paper on Public-Private. Partnerships and Community Law on Public Contracts and Concessions. COM(2004) 327 final Brussels.

Dr. Jorge Fleta-Asín
Dr. Fernando Muñoz
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Risk and Financial Management is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• public–private partnerships (PPPs)
• governance
• financing models
• project performance
• financial innovation
• sustainable development goals (SDGs)