Financing Infrastructure in the 21st Century The Long Term Impact of Public Private Partnerships in Britain and Australia Dexter Whitfield Dunstan Paper No 2/2007 Dexter Whitfield Dexter Whitfield founded the European Services Strategy Unit (continuing the work of the Centre for Public Services) in 1973, now based in the Sustainable Cities Research Unit, Northumbria University. He has undertaken extensive research and policy analysis of regional/city economies and public sector provision, jobs and employment strategies, impact assessment and evaluation, marketisation and privatisation, and modernisation and public management. He is the author of New Labour’s Attack on Public Services: How commissioning, choice, competition and contestability threatens public services and the welfare state: Lessons for Europe (Spokesman Books, 2006), Public Services or Corporate Welfare: The Future of the Nation State in the Global Economy (2001), The Welfare State: Privatisation, Deregulation & Commercialisation (1992) and Making it Public: Evidence and Action against Privatisation (1983). He was one of the founding members of Community Action Magazine (1973-1995) and Public Service Action (1983-1998). He has published many articles in journals and delivered papers and advised public bodies and trade unions in Europe, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Sustainable Cities Research Institute Northumbria University 6 North Street East Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST England Tel +44 (0) 191 227 3500 FAX +44 (0) 191 227 3066 Email:
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