Public-private partnership challenges

• Autor(a) principal: Périco, Ana Elisa
• Data de Publicação: 2005
• Outros Autores: Rebelatto, Daisy Aparecida do Nascimento
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Administração Pública
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/6578
• topic: infrastructure; investment; private enterprise.; infra-estrutura; investimento; iniciativa privada.

Economic sustainability is regarded as an important requirement in the globalized scenario, and it depends on a range of factors, such as expenditure and public deficit control, as well as investments in infrastructure. Nevertheless, public expenditure control conflicts with the need for investments in infrastructure, traditionally made by the government. Due to the shortage of public resources, there is space for private enterprise to supply these works and facilities. This article discusses the real power of this arrangement for supplying public works and facilities in Brazil, based on the analysis of the current bill proposal establishing public-private partnerships (PPPs). It discusses government improvement and identifies some types of contracts between the public administration and private enterprises, emphasizing the PPPs. It also shows similarities among PPP contracts in different countries, as well as the most relevant economic and social impacts of these contracts in Brazil.