Public-private collaboration in infrastructure projects takes place in a variety of institutional frameworks worldwide. This volume considers the different cultural, political and legal settings in the US, UK, Japan and other countries and regions where policymakers are reconsidering traditional mechanisms for raising and deploying capital.

Contents: Introduction Part I: Japan: Public–Private Partnerships in Transition 1. Infrastructure Building in the Japanese Telecommunications Sector: From Public–Public to Public–Private Partnership 2. The Third Sector's Failure in Japan 3. Regulatory Reform of the Electricity Industry in Japan: An Overview of the Process Part II: UK and India: Declining Role of the State 4. The Declining Role of the State in Infrastructure Investments in the UK 5. Private Initiatives in the England and Wales Electricity Industry 6. Private Financing Initiatives in India's Telecommunications Sector 7. Private Financing Initiatives in India's Electricity Sector Part III: US and Emerging Markets: Stakeholders and the Status Quo 8. Public Power: Perspectives in Electricity Restructuring 9. Domestic and International Environmental Issues in Restructuring Electric Industries 10. Infrastructure Management: Applications to Latin America 11. Institutions and Telecommunications Performances in Africa: Stability, Governance, and Incentives Conclusion Index