Crisis Driven Literature in PPPs: A Network Analysis

Abstract COVID-19 crisis has simultaneously triggered a global economic whose consequences will lead to dichotomy where several governments’ debt grown unprecedented levels and is required promote new infrastructure supply. This scenario endangers current Public-Private Partnership (PPP) programs given their dependence on payment from the user and/or government subsidies in long-term lifecycles. study aims for unravelling PPP research agenda derived last 2008 one understanding trends developed as tool building post-pandemic agenda. For financial literature review its time geographic evolution since 2008, this employing Network Analysis. Therefore, crisis- PPP-related keywords were combined establishing search Web of Science database. After removing duplicate papers, 67 peer-reviewed articles identified recognizing underpinning topics, potential gaps, evolution. The network analysis revealed seven clusters driven by sources (i.e., public aspects, payments, demand), contract mechanisms contractual governance, risk valuation), project performance under efficiency). paper contributes body knowledge unraveling post-global gaps proposing overcoming COVD-19 pandemic.