Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/44852 
Year of Publication: 
2005
Citation: 
[Journal:] EIB Papers [ISSN:] 0257-7755 [Volume:] 10 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] European Investment Bank (EIB) [Place:] Luxembourg [Year:] 2005 [Pages:] 83-111
Publisher: 
European Investment Bank (EIB), Luxembourg
Abstract: 
This paper analyses the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure development in the new EU member states and candidate countries in Central and Eastern Europe. We survey projects in transport, water, energy, and telecommunications sectors and then focus on the highway sector. Based on theoretical considerations and extensive fieldwork in Hungary, Poland, Croatia, and the Czech Republic, we find that PPPs have not been very successful in the region to date. This is mainly due to the unfavourable institutional environment during the transition period, suboptimal project design, and unrealistic demand projections. However, the conditions for successful PPPs have considerably improved, partly due to EU membership, so that PPPs remain an important option for the second generation of infrastructure projects.
Document Type: 
Article

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