ABSTRACT
This chapter examines public private partnerships (PPP) implementation framework in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries and assesses the prospect of having a common PPP framework for ASEAN. It reviews the PPP implementation framework in the European Union (EU). The EU is seen as among the world's most successful models for regional economic integration. The ASEAN Economic Community is an endeavor to achieve regional economic integration across the 10 ASEAN member countries by 2020. Five core elements in the proposed ASEAN single market and production base are free flow of goods, free flow of services, free flow of investment, free flow of capital, and free flow of skilled labour. In the EU, consistency in the implementation of public procurement is pursued via a series of EU Directives, which are akin to laws to be implemented by each EU member country.
