%A Raquel, André Santos %A Andrade, Alexandre %D 2011 %T Corporate Governance in Public Private Partnerships %! Corporate Governance in Public Private Partnerships %X I. Introduction Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are the method through which Public Authorities and Private Entities collaborate in the design, finance, implementation and operation of public sector services or facilities. PPPs are usually a complex set of long-term contracts that tend to transfer the risk (of the service provision or facility operation) to the private sector, which brings in the financing means and the ability to accomplish projec %U https://doi.org/10.21552/EPPPL/2010/4/106 %0 Journal Article %R 10.21552/EPPPL/2010/4/106 %J European Procurement & Public Private Partnership Law Review %V 5 %N 4