This book, a well-documented collection of case studies, is an attempt to examine the design, implementation and impact of reforms that introduced market forces in the public hospital sector; and tries to answer three questions: a) what problems did this type of reform try to address; b) what are the core elements of their design, implementation, and evaluation; and c) is there any evidence that this type of reform is successful in addressing problems for which they were intended?

The objective of the credit assessment is to provide borrowers and lenders with an overview of the creditworthiness of WSPs to support access to local currency finance from the domestic financial market.

This Guidebook provides a detailed guide to national government agencies (NGAs) in undertaking and managing Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)

Regulation Portaria MME 45/04 of March 30,2004:
Authorizes Eletrobras to issue calls for proposal under PROINFA and establishes criteria for pre-qualification to be reflected in calls for proposal.

For more information about this sector, please visit Public–Private Partnerships in Clean Technology and Energy.

Claude Menard, Peeroo Aleksandra

Section I comes back to the characteristics of the water sector. It describes some key features that may explain the slow pace of reform and that may also help better understanding characteristics and limits of that process. Then, a historical and global overview of the liberalization movement and the actual state of the water sector is presented.

Section II examines more specifically the main drivers towards and factors of resistance to the liberalization process in the water sector.

This Guide provides an overview of the governance framework surrounding the water industry and an introduction to the legislation, ministers, government departments and regulators that play a role in the management of Victorian water.

Although not an alternative to reading and understanding the relevant legislation, this Guide provides a framework for navigating through the regulatory system and a useful induction tool for newcomers to the industry.

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This Toolkit aims to help developing country governments that are interested in using private firms to help expand access to safe water and sanitation services at reasonable cost.  Specially, it aims to help them and their advisers design arrangements that maximize the benefits for their countries, provinces, or municipalities.  It is intended to complement other work being undertaken by the World bank and others on options for improving public provision of water services.

The directive provides guidance on how to adapt the procurement process to the needs of SMEs by applying the ‘European Code of Best Practices Facilitating Access by SMEs to Public Procurement Contracts”, for example dividing large contracts into multiple smaller contracts.

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HM Treasury have issued a new policy document and new contract standardisation guidance for PF2 as follows:

(a) “A New Approach to Public Private Partnerships” (“PF2 Policy”) (http://www.hmtreasury.gov.uk/infrastructure_ppp_contractual.htm) and

(b) “Standardisation of PF2 Contracts” (“PF2 Guidance”) ((http://www.hmtreasury.gov.uk/infrastructure_ppp_contractual.htm).

PF2 Guidance replaces the old PFI guidance named “Standardisation of PFI Contracts Version 4” which was issued in March 2007 (“SoPC 4”).

General: A benchmarking period enables the operator to establish, with the participation of the awarding authority, the base case for performance and asset condition during a preliminary phase of the project. The disadvantages are that: -