Case Study (Public-Private Partnerships)

This course will help students deepen their understanding of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a framework for public services provision—such as economic, social, and institutional infrastructures—essential to the smooth functioning of society and to people’s well-being. Furthermore, the mobilization of private funds for public goods provision is discussed in light of the emerging practice of impact investing. As a practical training course with an active learning approach, students must work in teams under the instructor’s guidance. Their deliverables will be reviewed by and submitted to external “clients”†as if the students run a real-world consultancy project. The course also serves as hands-on training for professional writing. Overall, the course aims to prepare students for future positions engaged in innovative public services provision in both the public and private sectors.
† External clients are the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Office of Public-Private Partnership; GR Japan; and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)’s Private Sector Partnership and Finance Department.