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Guidance Manuals for Local Governments
GlobalThe Municipal Public-Private Partnership FrameworkAsiaIndia:Creating an enabling environment for state projectsPhilippines:PPP Manual for Local Government Units (LGUs), Public-Private…
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Sub-national and Municipal Policies Laws and Regulations
Canada, QuebecLaws and Regulations Relating to Municipal PPPsPPP Guide for Municipalities - Quebec (French)Cote D’IvoireLaws and Regulations Relating to Municipal PPPsFranceLaws and Regulations…
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The PPP Decree: an important re-boot for Vietnam’s PPP program
Authored by: Stanley Boots, Lawyer and CEO, Frontier Law & AdvisoryThis article has also been cross-published on the World Bank PPP Blog. Click here to view.After over two years of development…
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Empresas Mixtas
Empresas mixtas (mixed ownership enterprise) is a type of legal entity that receives financial funding from both a private company as well as a government –at a country, city or municipal level,…
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Grain Storage PPPs
PPP projects for grain storage can be done through a variety of models depending on policy imperatives of governments and actual demand for storage. Globally, only a few projects have been…
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Gender & Water and Sanitation Projects
In many cultures women and girls bear, for example, the primary responsibility for collecting water for food preparation, drinking, bathing, washing and are the main caregivers for children, sick and…
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Gender & Transport Projects
Access to safe and affordable transportation has direct impact on the economic opportunities and quality of life of the affected communities. All these benefits apply to both men and women, but tend…
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Gender & Energy Projects
In many developing countries, the lack of access to reliable, affordable and high quality energy infrastructure is recognized as one of the major factors impeding overall socio-economic development…
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Municipal Parking
Municipalities and other sub-national agencies (e.g. hospitals, universities etc.) are turning to the private sector to develop multi-level car parks or take over existing car parking facilities and…
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Sub-national and Municipal PPPs
While large infrastructure projects grab the attention of central government, infrastructure investment is important also at the sub-national level. Sub-national entities and governments including…
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Water Regulation: Self-Regulation
Under self-regulation, the public service provider regulates its own activities, sets tariffs and performance standards, and monitors performance. The utility is typically accountable to a third…
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Water Regulation: Regulation by Contract with a Separate Regulator (Hybrid)
Under the hybrid model, regulation by contract is combined with supervision by an independent regulator. Typically, tariffs agreed upon by the parties to the contract need to be approved by the…
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Regulation by Contract
Regulation by contract uses no separate regulatory agency, and the public sector asset holder to a contract monitors the performance of the operator (usually private but sometimes public). A contract…
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Cross-Border Railway Traffic
Cross-Border AgreementsEurope and Central AsiaModel Framework Border-Crossing Agreement – (English but also available in Macedonian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Albanian). Annex 4 of Railway…
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Regulatory Authorities
In countries with mandated track access regimes a regulatory authority has to supervise and enforce the specific regulations on track access. Depending on the national railway laws and regulations…
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Track Access Laws and Regulations
AustraliaCompetition and Consumer Act 2010 - Part III A (“Access to Services”) of the Act establishes a national open access regime for essential facilities, which include railway infrastructure.…
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Shared Use of Railway Tracks
This section looks at PPP railway projects providing for shared use of the railway tracks.Shared use of railway tracks can take place as track access or haulage:Track access is a mechanism whereby…
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Corporatization of Public Water Utilities
A more enduring model of reform is to transfer assets and liabilities, staff and the ongoing business of the utility into a corporation. This is known as "Corporatization". The entity would have a…
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Water and Sanitation Agreements
Public private partnerships in water require various agreements, or contracts, to outline the relationships and responsibilities between various stake holders. The agreements below are specific to…
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Solid Waste Laws and Regulations
When seeking to develop public private partnerships in solid waste or waste management projects, a host country's laws and regulatory environment must be considered.Laws and regulatory considerations…
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Energy Licenses and Licensing Procedures
Guidance On Licenses For RegulatorsUSAID has been very active in providing technical assistance to new electricity regulators in Eastern Europe. See below documents produced by USAID that are primers…
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Railway PPPs
Efficient rail transport can be an important catalyst for economic growth and development. Rail transport can stimulate trade, link production sites to regional and international markets, promote…
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Public-Private Partnerships in Roads
Laws for Roads and HighwaysBelow are sample laws for road, highway and bridge infrastructure projects legislation that facilitates the implementation of PPPs, tolling and related framework.…
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Public Private Partnerships in Ports / Port Reform
With the majority of global trade carried by sea, ports are critical gateway infrastructure which connect an entire region and its inland transportation network (i.e. road, rails, inland waterways)…
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Public-Private Partnerships in Airports
Airports provide access to and interlink between regional, national and international markets. This makes investment in existing or new airport infrastructure essential to economic development.…