Public-private partnerships: The US perspective
June 2010
At a glance
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) represent an untapped source of capital that could help address the US's current infrastructure funding gap, and its crumbling infrastructure.
The massive — and pressing — need to shore up US infrastructure is undeniable. A dearth of investment in recent years has exacerbated the imperative to act now. In response, some 25 states have enacted legislation to enable private-sector participation in infrastructure projects. These public-private partnerships (PPPs), already commonplace in many parts of the world, combine the best of public-sector governance with the most valuable of private-sector efficiencies. And US investors are beginning to show an increasing appetite for PPPs because infrastructure investments provide relative stability.
Related thought leadership
- 10Minutes on the US Infrastructure
- Infrastructure Investing in the US
- 10Minutes on Global Infrastructure
- Cities of Opportunity
Meeting infrastructure needs is an ongoing challenge for states
the Federal Highway Administration, and www.recovery.gov.
