The International Journal of
Public-Private Partnerships

International Journal of Public-Private Partnerships
ISSN 1463-371X, 1998.

EDITORIAL MISSION:
To serve academics, executives, practitioners, researchers and policy makers in the national and international fields by providing the professional community with quality information to support each other in making a positive contribution to knowledge.

Whilst the contents of this Journal are related to the author's/co-authors' manuscript at the date of going to press, neither the editor, author/co-authors nor the Publisher can accept any responsibility or liability for any error, omissions, or accuracy of information contained in the text or illustration of this publication. The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Editor or Publisher.

EDITOR IN CHIEF:
Luiz Montanheiro, Sheffield Business School, England, UK.

EXECUTIVE BOARD:
Alex Alexandrou, Royal Military College of Science, Cranfield University, England;
Professor Bob Haigh, Dearne Valley Business School, England;
Luiz Montanheiro, Sheffield Business School, England;
Dr Peter Moran, Bolton Business School, Bolton Institute, England;
Professor David Morris, School of Business and Finance,Sheffield Hallam University, England.

EDITORIAL BOARD:
Dr Cláudia Rosa Acevedo, Senior Lecturer, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo, Brazil;
George H. Almond MBE, County Fire Officer and Chief Executive, Greater Manchester County Fire Service, England;
Professor Dr Richard Chapman, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Centre for Public Sector Management Research, Durham Business School, England;
Dr Peter Falconer, Principal Lecturer, Department of Law and Public Administration, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland;
Professor David Farnham, Professor of Employment Relations, Portsmouth Business School, University of Portsmouth, England;
Dr David Faulkner, Tutorial Fellow at Christ Church College-Oxford, Lecturer in Management Studies, and Deputy Director of the Said Business School, Oxford University, England;
Dr Wolfgang Gerstlberger, Universität Gesamthochschule Kassel, Germany;
David Henshaw, Chief Executive, Liverpool City Council, England;
Arthur T. Himmelman, Consultant, Executive Director of Himmelman Consulting, Minneapolis, USA;
Dr Nevenka Hrovatin, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenjia;
Professor Peter Jackson, Professor in Strategic Management and Director of the Leicester Business School, University of Leicester, England;
Dr Alan Lawton, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Strategy and Policy, Open University Business School, England;
Dr Margaret Linehan, Senior Lecturer, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland;
Professor Krzysztof Marecki, Dean of the Warsaw Business School, Poland;
Dr Sonny A. Nwankwo, Reader in Marketing, University of East London;
Glyn W. Owen, Research and Policy Manager, Yorkshire Water plc, Leeds, England;
Dr Stephen J. Regan, School of Management, Cranfield University, England;
Dr Mohammed Saad, Head of School of Operations Management, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, England;
Doug Shepherd, Senior Lecturer in Public Management, Faculty of Business and Law, Central Queensland University, Australia;
Professor Dr David W. Sink, Professor and Senior Research Specialist, UALR Institute of Government, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA;
Dr E. O. Tafah-Edokat, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Yaounde II, Cameroon, West Africa;
Dr Ljiljana Viducic, Associate Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Split, Croatia;
Professor Graham Winch, Professor of Business Analysis, University of Plymouth Business School, England.

BOOK REVIEW EDITOR:
Professor Bob Haigh, Dearne Valley Business School, England

RESEARCH NOTE/RÉSUMÉ EDITORS:
Dr Peter Moran, Bolton Business School, England;
Professor David Morris, School of Business and Finance, England.

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Alex Alexandrou, Royal Military College of Science, Cranfield University, England.

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