... The picture is unclear but the business clearly viable., Structured finance is the story and the strength is in the name,, SPVs are crowned with glory and their risk taking is tame., But now …In recent years our bankers have quite seriously struggled, Perhaps their own financing...

... provider may be concerned about translating the service needs into finance, the funder may have other concerns such as adhering to government policy. Smith (2003) suggests that any criterion of “need” implies a departure from efficiency as it brings issues of equity into consideration. Evaluating needs...

... Limited 2007 Non‐governmental organizations Financing Partnership Ireland Given a historical short‐term, functional accountability fixation in DCI and among many funded NGDOs, MAPS was widely seen as a risky attempt to re‐orient NGDO accountability. It was also viewed as innovative...

... research question: “what is the nature of PFI and who is regulating its application?” to frame an analysis of the complex relationships between steering media and steering mechanisms in determining the operation of privately financed projects (PFP) in Australia. A secondary, but related concern...

...David Heald In Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects, value for money (VFM) tests and accounting treatment are distinct but related issues. VFM analysis should be concerned with total risk, not just with the sharing of risk, which dominates the accounting treatment decision. A framework...

...Jane Broadbent; Jas Gill; Richard Laughlin This paper seeks to develop a system of how to judge the merit and worth of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects in the UK National Health Service (NHS) once they are operational. This concern is couched in relation to whether PFI can be seen...

... required. In some cases this has led to a process whereby needed infrastructure is obtained by enticing private sector entities to provide financing for the infrastructure through state supported incentive schemes. In these instances, the financing of the infrastructure is typically a ruse perpetuated...