Public private partnerships in the Netherlands: an unstable balance

Abstract Accountability is an under researched aspect of public-private partnerships. For partnerships to be successful, they must incorporate mechanisms that ensure that partners are answerable for their performance. Although it is often assumed that rendering an account is a straightforward process of monitoring contractual obligations, the literature suggests that many issues may arise in relation to holding service deliverers accountable in the context of partnerships. In this article we discuss findings of research conducted in The Netherlands in the social housing field. We argue that public-private partnerships, in the context of a quasi-market, did not introduce greater responsiveness through the accountability mechanisms of exit and voice. The reality was rather more complex, as accountability between local government and social landlords was ensured through sustained dialogue, fostered by a situation in which the two parties have found themselves in stable and enduring relationships of mutual dependence.

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Privatising Criminal Justice? Shopping in the Netherlands

The Journal of Criminal Law ◽

10.1350/jcla.2011.75.3.706 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 75 (3) ◽

pp. 204-224 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Patrick J. V. Van Calster

Keyword(s):

Criminal Justice ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Criminal Law ◽

Social Behaviour ◽

Civil Law ◽

Public Private Partnerships ◽

Security Personnel

The Netherlands is encouraging Public Private Partnerships (PPP) for reducing problems of crime and anti-social behaviour. This article reports research done by the author on the Collective Shop Ban, allegedly the most successful form of Public Private Partnerships currently operating in the Netherlands. With the Collective Shop Ban, shopkeepers have their own measure to keep individuals who exhibit anti-social behaviour from entering their shops. In this way private parties, i.e. shopkeepers and security personnel, are co-responsible for detecting and punishing classic punishable acts such as shoplifting and fraud. The Collective Shop Ban is an interesting measure to study, all the more because it is no longer based primarily on criminal law, but on civil law. It is interesting to see to what extent the Collective Shop Ban differs from the Dutch criminal law approach, what this civil law approach means for the perpetrator, and what are the legal and societal consequences.

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Netherlands Public Private Partnerships Aimed at Co-Innovation in the Potato Value Chain in Emerging Markets

Open Agriculture ◽

10.1515/opag-2017-0057 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

C. Kempenaar ◽

M. Blom-Zandstra ◽

T.A. Brouwer ◽

H. De Putter ◽

S. De Vries ◽

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Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Value Chain ◽

Gap Analysis ◽

Cultural Practices ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Integrated System ◽

Public Private Partnerships ◽

Processing Unit ◽

Nutrient Inputs

AbstractSince 2013 the Netherlands Ministries of Economic and Foreign Affairs has been involved in private companies in research and development (R&D) in developing countries. This in a policy going “from aid to trade”. Especially in upcoming markets, R&D is carried out through Public Private Partnerships. Such partnerships not only include R&D organizations in the two countries but specifically also include businesses in both countries. This was to assure a logical flow of material and knowledge by all parties involved. Half of an R&D project is funded by the ministry and the rest is covered by a consortium of companies that contribute in kind and in cash. The policy is aimed at stimulating business development in developing countries and the Netherlands through cooperation and joint R&D. The paper explains how eleven consortia around potato business opportunities were formed, their R&D need was elicited and R&D projects formulated in the Asian countries China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Myanmar, and Ethiopia and Kenya in Africa. In common are fact finding and descriptions of cropping systems, yield gap analysis and value chains in each country. Emphases differ with China looking for an integrated system of field operations, India for optimization of storage and processing, Indonesia to reduce pesticide and nutrient inputs, Vietnam for widening the varietal base, Bangladesh for combating late blight, Myanmar for cultural practices that lead to increased yield, Ethiopia where a potato processing unit is being established and Kenya importing seed potato from the Netherlands. Some content information is given as examples to illustrate the approach and some preliminary conclusion are discussed.

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