# Public services, private finance: good or bad?

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Avinash Persaud
- Year: 2005
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, Business and management
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/public-services-private-finance-good-or-bad)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

What are the Public Private Partnerships (PPP) and Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) that governments all over the world are parading as solutions to the troubles of financing public services? This lecture asks, is PPP a solution to the London Underground? Are they just financial gimmicks that earn the banks big fees? Will they improve the quality of services?

## Lectures

1. [Public services, private finance: good or bad?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/public-services-private-finance-good-or-bad/50a029c3b13e) (YouTube)