I would like to thank the Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF is a multi-donor technical assistance facility aimed at helping developing countries improve the quality of their infrastructure through private sector involvement - www.ppiaf.org) for their kind support in disseminating this work to those who might benefit from it most.
This text was adapted from Jeffrey Delmon, Public-Private Partnership Programs: Creating a framework for private sector investment in infrastructure (Kluwer International 2014). I would like to thank my colleagues from the World Bank, who helped review certain parts of this text and provided essential advice and support, in particular Joel Kolker, Katharina Gassner, Victoria Rigby Delmon, Sophie Sirtaine, Mark Moseley, Paul Reddel, Tim Brennan, Sara Sigrist, Kirsten Huttner, Alex Jett, Nozomi Tokima, Teuta Kacaniku, George Wolf, Heinz Rudolf, John Speakman, Bhavna Bhatia, Arnaud Dornel, Fiona Stewart, Satheesh Sundararajan and Michel Noel; and Justina Kajange. Any error or omission in this text is that of the author. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author and should not be attributed in any manner to the World Bank or to PPIAF, their affiliated organizations, or to the members of their Board of Executive Directors or the countries they represent. This text does not constitute legal advice, and does not substitute for obtaining competent legal counsel (readers are advised to seek the same) when addressing any of the issues discussed in this text.