Public-Private Partnerships: Capital Market Conditions and Alternative Finance Mechanisms for Australian Infrastructure Projects
Publication: Journal of Infrastructure Systems
Volume 19, Issue 3
Abstract
The impact of the prevailing capital markets on public-private partnerships and their future use in the medium term in Australia are examined. Alternative finance mechanisms that can be used by Australian state governments to procure infrastructure in the future are also discussed.
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Journal of Infrastructure Systems
Volume 19 • Issue 3 • September 2013
Pages: 335 - 342
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© 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Apr 3, 2012
Accepted: Nov 14, 2012
Published online: Nov 17, 2012
Discussion open until: Apr 17, 2013
Published in print: Sep 1, 2013
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