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UNINA9910457298903321 |
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Autore |
Yescombe E. R |
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Public-private partnerships [[electronic resource] ] : principles of policy and finance / / E.R. Yescombe |
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Amsterdam ; ; London, : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2007 |
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1-281-04883-6 |
9786611048839 |
0-08-048957-5 |
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[1st edition] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (369 p.) |
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Infrastructure (Economics) - Finance |
Public-private sector cooperation |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-333). |
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Front Cover; Public-Private Partnerships: Principles of Policy and Finance; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; Chapter 1 What are Public-Private Partnerships?; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Public Infrastructure and the Private Sector; 1.3 Public-Private Partnerships; 1.4 Development and Structures; 1.5 PPPs and Public Infrastructure; 1.6 Types of PPP; Chapter 2 PPPs-For and Against; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 New Public Management, Privatisation and PPPs; 2.3 Budgetary Benefit; 2.4 Additionality; 2.5 Financing Cost and Risk Transfer |
2.6 Risk Transfer and Value for Money2.7 Economies of Scale; 2.8 Whole-Life Costing and Maintenance; 2.9 Private-Sector Skills; 2.10 Public-Sector Reform; 2.11 Complexity; 2.12 Flexibility; 2.13 PPPs and Politics; Chapter 3 PPPs Worldwide; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Developing PPP Programmes; 3.3 Legal Framework; 3.4 United Kingdom; 3.5 United States; 3.6 Australia; 3.7 France; 3.8 Korea; 3.9 Spain; 3.10 South Africa; Chapter 4 Cash Flow and Investment Analysis; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Net Present Value/Discounted Cash Flow; 4.3 Internal Rate of Return |
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4.4 Problems with DCF and IRR Calculations4.5 Uses in PPPs; Chapter 5 The Public-Sector Investment Decision; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Economic Justification; 5.3 Value for Money and the Public-Sector Comparator; 5.4 Affordability; 5.5 Balance-Sheet Treatment; Chapter 6 Public-Sector Procurement and Contract Management; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Project Management; 6.3 Procurement Procedures; 6.4 Other Procurement Issues; 6.5 Due Diligence; 6.6 Contract Management; 6.7 External Advisers; Chapter 7 The Private-Sector Investor's Perspective; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Investment Pool |
7.3 The Investment Decision7.4 Bidding and Project Development; 7.5 Joint-Venture Issues; 7.6 The Project Company; 7.7 External Advisers; Chapter 8 Project Finance and PPPs; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Development of Project Finance; 8.3 Features of Project Finance; 8.4 The Project-Finance Market; 8.5 Why Use Project Finance for PPPs?; Chapter 9 Private-Sector Financing-Sources and Procedures; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 The Rôle of the Financial Adviser; 9.3 Commercial Banks; 9.4 Bond Issues; 9.5 Bank Loans v. Bonds; 9.6 Mezzanine Debt; Chapter 10 Financial Structuring |
10.1 Introduction10.2 The Financial Model; 10.3 Model Inputs and Outputs; 10.4 Financing Costs; 10.5 Debt Profile; 10.6 Cover Ratios; 10.7 Relationship between Cover Ratio, Leverage and Equity Return; 10.8 Accounting and Taxation Issues; 10.9 Recourse to the Sponsors; Chapter 11 Financial Hedging; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Interest-Rate Risk; 11.3 Inflation Issues; Chapter 12 Lenders' Cash-Flow Controls, Security and Enforcement; 12.1 Introduction; 12.2 Control of Cash Flow; 12.3 Security; 12.4 The Rôle of Insurance; 12.5 Events of Default; 12.6 Intercreditor issues |
Chapter 13 Service-Fee Mechanism |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Over the last decade or so, private-sector financing through public-private partnerships (PPPs) has become increasingly popular around the world as a way of procuring and maintaining public-sector infrastructure, in sectors such as transportation (roads, bridges, tunnels, railways, ports, airports), social infrastructure (hospitals, schools, prisons, social housing) public utilities (water supply, waste water treatment, waste disposal), government offices and other accommodation, and other specialised services (communications networks or defence equipment). This book, based on the author's |
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UNINA9910299915803321 |
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Titolo |
Advances in Human Factors, Software, and Systems Engineering : Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors, Software, and Systems Engineering, July 17-21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA / / edited by Tareq Ahram, Waldemar Karwowski |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
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[1st ed. 2018.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (X, 196 p. 62 illus.) |
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Collana |
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Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, , 2194-5365 ; ; 598 |
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Disciplina |
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Telecommunication |
Software engineering |
User interfaces (Computer systems) |
Human-computer interaction |
Computational intelligence |
Communications Engineering, Networks |
Software Engineering |
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction |
Computational Intelligence |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book provides a platform for addressing human factors in software and systems engineering, both pushing the boundaries of current research and responding to new challenges, fostering new research ideas in the process. Topics include evolutionary and complex systems, human systems integration, smart grids and infrastructure, workforce training requirements, systems engineering education, and defense and aerospace. Based on the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors, Software, and Systems Engineering, held on July 17–21, 2017, Los Angeles, USA, this book is an inspiring guide |
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for all researchers and professionals in the field of human factors, software and systems engineering. |
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