Saturday, April 09, 2005

Public private partnerships (P3s): an international disaster

A new report exposes 100 examples of flawed, failed or abandoned infrastructure projects using the controversial “public private partnership” (P3) privatization model in Canada, Australia and the UK, undermining the overblown claims of P3 backers.

The report, produced by health coalitions and national unions, comes as governments at all levels persist with plans to privatize hospitals, roads and schools under P3s, controversial long-term deals with private finance and service corporations.

more

No comments: