employer organizations have increasingly interested in outsourcing their projects in the form of public-private partnership (ppp) due to various reasons such as compromising the resource limitations, entering new technologies to the organization and reducing risk. choosing the private sector as one of the most basic steps in the formation of ppp is of great importance. the present study aims to...

Economic growth in a country largely depends on the standards of its social infrastructure. Education and healthcare are twin most important areas of social infrastructure. It also covers care of the elderly people a good objective of which can be met through social security measures. This apart, social infrastructure also includes women empowerment which can be largely achieved through their e...

The theme section of issue of the Bulletin brings into focus public–private partnerships (PPPs) with the pharmaceutical industry. The term public–private partnerships is currently receiving unprecedented exposure in international public health. However, there still appears to be limited consensus and some confusion as to what PPP means. One reason for this is that many commentators focus on the...