VAN GESTEL, Nicolette

Managing public values in public-private networks : a comparative study of innovative public infrastructure projects - Oxford : Blackwell Publishers, June 2008

This article discusses the management of public values in local public-private networks established for highly innovative infrastructure projects. It compares six Dutch projects in terms of conflicting public values, trade-offs between public values and preferred modes of management. Some public values were initially more important, but trade-offs changed them over time. Effective management of public values requires a shared culture rather than contracts