Edited by Stefan Verweij, Assistant Professor of Infrastructure Planning, Governance and Methodology, Department of Spatial Planning and Environment, University of Groningen, Ingmar van Meerkerk, Associate Professor of Public Administration, Department of Public Administration and Sociology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands and Carter B. Casady, Center for Sustainable Development and Global Competitiveness, Stanford University, US

‘Verweij, van Meerkerk and Casady have produced the definitive volume on a question that has haunted infrastructure delivery for decades: Do public-private partnerships offer real performance advantages relative to traditional delivery? This book provides insightful, applicable answers. Anyone – both scholars and practitioners – wishing to better understand that compelling question should use this as their standard reference.’

• Contents:Preface xiiList of abbreviations xiv1 The performance advantage of public-private partnerships:does it exist or not? 1Stefan Verweij, Ingmar van Meerkerk, and Carter B. Casady2 The passage of time permits another sober reflection: thistime on the performance evaluation challenge 27Graeme Hodge and Carsten Greve3 From the hypothetical to reality: an analysis of ex-ante andex-post VfM in Irish PPP schools 51Cian O’Shea, Dónal Palcic, and Eoin Reeves4 PPP hospitals in Portugal: what does benchmarking tell usabout their relative performance? 75Diogo Cunha Ferreira, Rui Cunha Marques, Maria IsabelPedro, and Gonçalo Santos5 Addressing the performance advantages of PPPs incomparison to traditional public procurement and strictlyprivate provision: evidence from sports stadiums built forthe 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil 102Claudio José Oliveira dos Reis and Sandro Cabral6 A mixed-methods comparison of the performance of DutchPPP and non-PPP infrastructure projects 131Ingmar van Meerkerk, Mike Duijn, Rianne Warsen, StefanVerweij, Erik-Hans Klijn, Joop Koppenjan, and Samantha Metselaar7 The performance of PPP and publicly procured roadprojects: evidence from India 156Akash Deep, Mojahedul Islam Nayyer, and Thillai Rajan A.8 Evaluation of the safety performance of PPPs versuspublicly funded and managed motorways in Spain 184Daniel Albalate, Germà Bel, and Paula Bel-Piñana9 Conclusions about the performance advantage of PPPs 206Carter B. Casady, Stefan Verweij, and Ingmar vanMeerkerkIndex

Edited by Stefan Verweij, Assistant Professor of Infrastructure Planning, Governance and Methodology, Department of Spatial Planning and Environment, University of Groningen, Ingmar van Meerkerk, Associate Professor of Public Administration, Department of Public Administration and Sociology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands and Carter B. Casady, Center for Sustainable Development and Global Competitiveness, Stanford University, US

‘Verweij, van Meerkerk and Casady have produced the definitive volume on a question that has haunted infrastructure delivery for decades: Do public-private partnerships offer real performance advantages relative to traditional delivery? This book provides insightful, applicable answers. Anyone – both scholars and practitioners – wishing to better understand that compelling question should use this as their standard reference.’

• Contents:Preface xiiList of abbreviations xiv1 The performance advantage of public-private partnerships:does it exist or not? 1Stefan Verweij, Ingmar van Meerkerk, and Carter B. Casady2 The passage of time permits another sober reflection: thistime on the performance evaluation challenge 27Graeme Hodge and Carsten Greve3 From the hypothetical to reality: an analysis of ex-ante andex-post VfM in Irish PPP schools 51Cian O’Shea, Dónal Palcic, and Eoin Reeves4 PPP hospitals in Portugal: what does benchmarking tell usabout their relative performance? 75Diogo Cunha Ferreira, Rui Cunha Marques, Maria IsabelPedro, and Gonçalo Santos5 Addressing the performance advantages of PPPs incomparison to traditional public procurement and strictlyprivate provision: evidence from sports stadiums built forthe 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil 102Claudio José Oliveira dos Reis and Sandro Cabral6 A mixed-methods comparison of the performance of DutchPPP and non-PPP infrastructure projects 131Ingmar van Meerkerk, Mike Duijn, Rianne Warsen, StefanVerweij, Erik-Hans Klijn, Joop Koppenjan, and Samantha Metselaar7 The performance of PPP and publicly procured roadprojects: evidence from India 156Akash Deep, Mojahedul Islam Nayyer, and Thillai Rajan A.8 Evaluation of the safety performance of PPPs versuspublicly funded and managed motorways in Spain 184Daniel Albalate, Germà Bel, and Paula Bel-Piñana9 Conclusions about the performance advantage of PPPs 206Carter B. Casady, Stefan Verweij, and Ingmar vanMeerkerkIndex