ABSTRACT
Public Private Partnership (PPP) in Switzerland is considered an option only after positive adequacy test and after demonstrating better value for money than the Public Sector Comparator (PSC). Switzerland is one of few countries that seem to follow the guiding principle to apply PPP only when it can show substantial advantage in comparison with traditional procurement. One reason for Switzerland's economic success is its political stability. Another reason is its unique capability to integrate and benefit from cultural diversity. Lastly, Switzerland has a strong and successful tradition in finding its own way, the Swiss way, of doing things. It seems to be the most likely scenario that Switzerland will continue developing public-private cooperations where these fit its specific needs, as it has done in the pre-PPP times. In Switzerland it does not happen that infrastructure is planned for political reasons and is then procured with PPP because of a public financial shortfall.
