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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452013903321

Autore

Budina Nina

Titolo

Public-private partnerships in the new EU member states [[electronic resource] ] : managing fiscal risks / / Nina Budina, Hana Polackova Brixi, Timothy Irwin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2007

ISBN

1-280-92874-3

9786610928743

0-8213-7154-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (48 p.)

Collana

World Bank working paper, , 1726-5878 ; ; no. 114

Altri autori (Persone)

BrixiHana Polackova

IrwinTimothy

Disciplina

650

Soggetti

Finance, Public - Europe, Eastern

Public-private sector cooperation - Europe, Eastern

Public-private sector cooperation - European Union countries

Finance, Public - European Union countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-35).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction; List of Boxes; 2. The Fiscal Effects of PPPs; List of Tables; List of Figures; 3. How Fiscal Institutions Affect the Fiscal Cost of PPPs; 4. Directions for Further Reform; 5. Conclusions; References

Sommario/riassunto

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are popular around the world, in part because they allow governments to secure much-needed investment in public services without immediately having to raise taxes or borrow. Yet, PPPs pose a fiscal danger because a government's desire to avoid reporting immediate liabilities may blind it to future fiscal costs and risks. Although PPPs may not blemish governments' reported fiscal statements in the short term, they do create fiscal obligations. This increases fiscal vulnerability and can result in poorly-designed PPPs. The extent of the danger depends on the fi