Thank you.
Professor Bartlett, I read a blog post of yours entitled, “Is Infrastructure a Public Good? No, Sort Of, and What Role for the Public and Private Sectors”. In this post you suggested that private sector involvement in public infrastructure projects can in theory have many benefits, especially by increasing the likelihood of projects being completed on time and on budget. However, in practice public-private partnerships in Canada frequently fall short of this ideal. As you wrote, “the jury remains out on whether PPPs are actually effective in reaching their stated goals and delivering value for money to taxpayers.”
How much of an influence does private sector investment in infrastructure projects have on meeting project timelines?