A recent paper by University of Ottawa researchers explores the governance issues surrounding public-private partnerships (PPP or P3) by comparing two local cases: the Robert Guertin area in Gatineau and Lansdowne Park in Ottawa. They conclude that forms of PPP may deliver efficiency gains and service improvements in some policy areas but these benefits may involve substantial political and democratic costs:  

We also lament the fact that efficiency gains are too often seen as a trade-off to democratic principles, when in fact they should be seen as two sides of the same coin.

Read how Lansdowne Park fits into the P3 framework.