Mexico
Public private partnerships are growing in importance in Mexico. Projects are currently being developed in the transport, health and education sectors, which account for an estimated of $2bn of investment.
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Railway Competition: Options for the Russian Federation Pittman, Russell, 2001 Washington University, St. Louis Working paper 111003. Examines the case of the Russian Federation which has begun reforms of its railway infrastructure using a model that seperates the entity controlling the infrastructure from the entity running the trains. This paper argues that the Mexican system, which maintains vertical integration but breaks up the systems horizontally, may be a better model for the Russian railway. USA
Private Participation in Infrastructure and Labour Issues: The Privatization of Mexican Railroads Lopez-Calva, Luis F, 2001 El Colegio de Mexico, Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Committee Reports on how far the privatisation of Mexico's railway company in 1995 succeeded in its aim of being attractive to investors, while keeping labourforce impact at a minimum. Mexico
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United Nations Development Program UNDP web portal, Last updated, 2008