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By Cledan Mandri-Perrott                 

This book aims to help governments and public authorities to establish effective LRMT systems, and focuses on use of Public-Private Participation (PPP) arrangements. Rather than identify a single approach, we present options and discuss practical issues related to preparing and implementing new LRMT PPP schemes. The approach is focused on providing information that can be used to make informed decisions, adapted to local policy and objectives.

The material presented is intended as a practical guide to developing LRMT PPPs in both developed and developing countries. This work endeavors to provide answers to readers’ questions regarding how to successfully incorporate private sector participation in LRMT with a lesser emphasis on why LRMT and the private sector may be beneficial. The primary focus is guiding the reader from design through to project implementation. It starts from the premise that underlying transport policy decisions will have already been made and that LRMT has already been identified as the appropriate transport solution.

The approach is presented in nine sections, and in preparing it the author drew on current international LRMT PPP experience, through a series of interviews and case studies. The sections covered are:

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Breakdown by chapter

Front Matter

SECTION A: UNDERSTANDING LRMT
Chapter 1. Urban Transport and Light Rail-Light Metro Transit (LRMT) 
Chapter 2.
Technical Issues 

SECTION B: STRUCTURING PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
Chapter 3. Incorporating Private Sector Participation in LRMT Initiatives 
Chapter 4. Understanding and Managing Risk 
Chapter 5.
Public-Private Partnership Design, Specifications, and Performance Management

SECTION C: IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENTS
Chapter 6. 
Funding and Finance 
Chapter 7. Contractual Arrangements 
Chapter 8.
Procurement 

SECTION D: CONCLUSIONS
Chapter 9.
Conclusions
Annexes
  
 

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The book is available for sale on the World Bank's Publications Web site