Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure and Business Funding is ideal for scholars and practitioners who work in the field of public policy design and implementation, finance and banking, and economic development.

1. The Public-Private Partnerships' Framework; Veronica Vecchi, Stefano Caselli, Guido CorbettaPART I: PRIVATE CAPITAL FOR INFRASTRUCTURE2. What Drives Private Participation in Infrastructure Developing Countries?; Marian Moszoro, Gonzalo Araya, Fernanda Ruiz-Nuñez, and Jordan Schwartz3. Public Investment as a Driver of Economic Development and Growth: What Is the Appropriate Role of Public-Private Partnerships?; Mark Hellowell4. Preparing and Structuring Bankable PPP Projects; Christoph Rothballer, Philipp Gerbert5. International Trends in Infrastructure Finance; Raffaele Della Croce, Stefano Gatti6. Attracting Private Investors: The EU Project Bond Initiative and the Case of A11 Motorway; Veronica Vecchi, Francesca Casalini, Stefano Gatti7. Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation: Infrastructure Development in the United States; Rick Geddes, JH Foote8. PPP in the Airport Infrastructure: A Case Analysis from an International Perspective; Alessandro Fusellato, Fulvio Lino Di Blasio9. Public Private Partnerships for Energy Infrastructure: A Focus on the MENA Region; Isabella Alloisio, Carlo Carraro10. The Role of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Scaling Up Financial Flows in The Post-Kyoto Regime; Giulia GalluccioPART II: PUBLIC INITIATIVES FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT11. Access to Finance for SMEs and Entrepreneurs: Trends and Policies in OECD Countries; Sergio Arzeni, Lucia cusmano, Virginia Robano12. SMEs Access to Credit: Are Government Measures Helpful for Constrained Firms?; Annalisa Ferrando, Monica Rossolini13. Government Intervention in the Venture Capital Market; Douglas Cumming, Sofia Johan14. Key Ingredients for an Efficient and Effective Public-Private Equity Fund; Fabio Sattin15. Impact Investing: A New Asset Class or a Societal Refocus of Venture Capital?; Veronica Vecchi, Francesca Casalini, Luciano Balbo and Stefano Caselli16. The Rise of Sovereign Wealth Funds: Definition, Organization, and Governance; Bernardo Bortolotti, Veljko Fotak, William L. (Bill) Megginson17. European Way to Sovereign Funds: A Comparison among CDP, KfW and CDC; Guido Corbetta, Gimede Gigante18. Public Private Partnerships: The Case of the Agencies for Local Development; Giancarlo Canzanelli, Vincenzo Milio