Infrastructure in a Market Economy: Public-Private Partnerships in a Changing World

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Session Date

May 05, 2024 - May 17, 2024

Application Deadline

March 11, 2024

Program Fee

$14,500

Faculty Chair

Akash Deep

Program Director

Karen Morrissey

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Program Fee: The program fee includes tuition, housing, curricular materials and most meals.
Executive Certificate: This program is a core program in the Economic Development and Public Policy concentrations. This program can also be used as a third program for any concentration in the Executive Certificate series.
Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): This program aligns with one or more Executive Core Qualifications.

Program Overview

From toll road projects in Mexico and Pennsylvania to water and electricity systems in New Delhi, decision-makers worldwide are turning to public-private partnerships to address physical infrastructure, transportation, utility services, and more.

What is the key to successfully combining the relative strengths of both the public and private sectors while avoiding the mistakes of the past? And what unique challenges does the partnership approach produce?

Infrastructure in a Market Economy: Public-Private Partnerships in a Changing World, a 12-day, on-campus program from Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education, provides the answers. Along with participants from both industrialized and newly industrialized countries, you will learn why some partnerships succeed while others fail. You will examine which partnership models are best suited to different political and economic circumstances. And you will determine when governments can leverage market forces to achieve effective outcomes.

PROGRAM CURRICULUM

Developed by Harvard Kennedy School faculty, this on-campus executive program will help you develop the skills and judgment needed to create infrastructure plans that stand the test of time. In analyzing more than 30 cases drawn from a wide range of infrastructure initiatives, you will learn about the dynamics that determine their success or failure—and the complex relationship between private infrastructure providers and governments.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Led by a teaching team that includes some of the world’s top thought leaders in this area, Infrastructure in a Market Economy will explore:

Choosing the appropriate public-private partnership model
Building and maintaining political support
Navigating private finance and capital markets
Regulating to protect consumer interest

Application Information

Recommended Applicants

Infrastructure in a Market Economy is designed for senior officials who develop, manage, and finance public-private infrastructure partnerships. Participants come from both industrialized and newly industrialized nations, with more than two dozen countries typically represented in the classroom.

Individuals who would find value in this program include:

Senior elected and appointed government officials involved in making decisions regarding infrastructure investment and regulation
Officials from multilateral banks
Executives from private-sector firms that build, operate, or finance infrastructure projects
Aid agency officials

Sample Schedule

Immerse yourself with a cohort of fellow leaders on Harvard’s historic campus. View a sample program schedule from a previous session. Note that module titles, speakers, and sequence may change.