public-private

Mixed ownership model

Public-private describes arrangements that combine government and commercial interests, typically in partnerships or initiatives: a public-private partnership to build the new stadium, public-private funding for the research project.

The hyphenated form functions as a compound adjective, distinguishing collaborations between sectors from things that are merely public or private alone.

governance

sector

Distinct division of whole

regulation · oversight · hybrid · quasi-governmental · state-owned · nationalization · deregulation · market · intervention · policy

partnerships

PPP

Public-private cooperation agreement

financing · toll road · contract · joint venture · outsourcing · service delivery · risk sharing · development · investment · municipal

schools

education

Systematic development of mind

  • charterFounding organizational document
  • voucherRedeemable certificate for value
  • academyInstitution of learning

tuition · enrollment · curriculum · funding · choice · magnet · independent · faith-based · boarding · selective

data

encryption

Converting data into code

digital signature · certificate · RSA · cryptography · asymmetric · keypair · SSL · TLS · blockchain · secure

healthcare

insurance

Contractual risk coverage

Medicare · clinic · provider · universal · single-payer · copay · premium · network · subsidized · out-of-pocket

space

plaza

Public open square

commons · access · exclusion · surveillance · easement · right-of-way · enclosure · zoning · boundary · threshold

Categories
Opposites
organizational purity

public-privatestate-run

Managed by authorities

nationalized · privatized · unmixed · pure-play

collaborative vs. exclusive structure

public-privateunilateral

Affecting one side only

standalone · state monopoly · siloed · single-party · private enterprise

Family

public, private, publicly, privately, publics, publication, publish, publisher, publishing

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