Efficiency of Contractual Arrangements in Private Agricultural Product Markets

Public-Private Partnership Contracts: A Tale of Two Cities with Different Contractual Arrangements

This paper analyses regulation by contract in public-private partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure services. Although the benefits of competition for the market and subsequent regulatory contracts are recognised, the literature also identifies contract design failures. When considering these limitations, it is useful to distinguish between contracts associated with purely contractual PPPs (con...

The dynamics of contractual and relational governance: Evidence from long-term publicヨprivate procurement arrangements

This paper investigates the detail and dynamics of how contractual and relational governance mechanisms are deployed in managing complex, long-term public–private supply arrangements. Using empirical data from two UK Private Finance Initiative (PFI) cases, the paper analyses the interplay of governance mechanisms along a timeline of project phases. Conceptual and practical findings confirm that...

Differentially Private Local Electricity Markets

Privacy-preserving electricity markets have a key role in steering customers towards participation in local electricity markets by guarantying to protect their sensitive information. Moreover, these markets make it possible to statically release and share the market outputs for social good. This paper aims to design a market for local energy communities by implementing Differential Privacy (DP)...

Interlocal Contractual Arrangements in the Provision of Public Safety

Understanding the Contractual Arrangements in the Mango Value Chain

This paper identifies factors affecting design and management of contract arrangements in mango value chain using data from survey of 83 contractors involved in mango production and marketing in Uttar Pradesh, India. Contract partners’ responses on various aspects of contractual arrangements such as contract structure and negotiation process were recorded with the help of a structured questionn...