Public-private alliances for long-term national development strategies

Public / Private Alliances

The traditional research paradigm represents discoveries flowing linearly from basic science conducted in public institutions to applied research and commercialization undertaken largely by private industry. This characterization fails to accurately portray the nonlinear and chaotic nature of research and development (R&D) processes. Recent United States (U.S.) legislation aimed to promote econ...

The Private Partners of Public Health: Public-Private Alliances for Public Good

OBJECTIVE We sought to convey lessons learned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) about the value and challenges of private-sector alliances resulting in innovative health promotion strategies. Several PRCs based in a variety of workplace and community settings contributed. METHODS We conducted interviews with principal investigators,...

The complementarity of public and private long-term care coverage.

Discussions about long-term care financing often get mired in the false dichotomy that long-term care should be primarily either a public or a private responsibility. Our starting premise is that public and private long-term care coverage can best serve complementary roles. Therefore, public policy should focus on supporting both mechanisms to achieve efficient and equitable outcomes. The curre...

Long-term care: The public role and private initiatives

The ongoing effort of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to identify private financing mechanisms that can effectively assist the rapidly growing population of older persons in paying for long-term care expenses is discussed in this article. The focus on private strategies stems from the recognition that Federal and State sectors already pay almost one-half of all long-term care e...

Private and Public Development Strategies for Sustainable Tourism Development of Island Economies