Drivers and outcomes of private-public partnerships in mass transit systems: an exploratory analysis of selected cases

Abstract

The present study aims to analyze the policies of the insertion of private capital into mass transit systems, As it is argued in the introduction, the different relative weights of political factors and of economic reasons in every project may produce particular outcomes and affect distinctively the success of the undertaking. A set of question is defined for the scope of the analysis to be performed. Initially, the concept of public-private partnership is explained, and in the further sections, examples of developing and industrialized countries are discussed. A brief conclusion based on the initial questions closes the study