ABSTRACT
Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have emerged internationally since the 1980's as a means to involve the use of private finance for public sector projects. The exact origin of PPP is hard to track but there are a few examples which suggest that PPP is a way of transforming the delivery of public services to boost economic growth. In Britain, Turnpike Trusts had powers to collect road tolls for maintaining the principal highways as early as the 1560s. This chapter shows how dominant approaches in PPP arrangements have failed to embrace an inclusive approach and have favoured an exclusive approach - marginalised the public; how the 'public' should be central in PPP projects - the need for an appropriate stakeholder management system; and how the process of stakeholder consultation and management in PPP projects should be done in practice.
