Public-private partnerships [[electronic resource] ] : principles of policy and finance / / E.R. Yescombe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784348103321
• Autore: Yescombe E. R
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; London, : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2007
• ISBN: 1-281-04883-6; 9786611048839; 0-08-048957-5
• Edizione: [1st edition]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (369 p.)
• Collana: Elsevier finance
• Disciplina: 338; 338.74
• Soggetti: Infrastructure (Economics) - Finance; Public-private sector cooperation
• 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. 327-333).
• Nota di contenuto: 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; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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