2008/01/29

public private partnerships (PPP)

PPP's are defined in the wikipedia (of course) and using my friend google, I found the NCPPP the website for which is described as "News articles, papers and other resources from this American body promoting P3s." The list of sustaining and sponsor members contains many familiar names - and more than one have "water" in their names. Do those companies support the idea of water as a basic human right? These P3s are not just in the States - they are becoming fashionable in Canada too - on the Canadian site, there is a speech by Finance Minister Flaherty in which he "discusses federal government commitment to PPP."

How is the public interest served in these P3s, and what are the costs to citizens? An essay on this topic would be very welcome.

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