In North America, public-private partnerships (P3s) are increasingly using pre-development agreements to enhance collaboration between the public and private sectors. Known colloquially as “progressive P3s”, these agreements allow the private sector to help scope and shape the structure of projects at the front end. However, concerns about their efficacy persist. Our Commentary contextualizes this ongoing debate by outlining the potential benefits and pitfalls of this new approach to P3s. We conclude that both practitioners and academics have a crucial role to play in our experience with and understanding of the progressive P3 experiment.

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“进步的”公私合作伙伴关系：它们是改革的还是倒退的！？

在北美，公私合作伙伴关系 (P3) 越来越多地使用预开发协议来加强公共和私营部门之间的合作。这些协议通俗地称为“渐进式 P3”，允许私营部门帮助确定前端项目的范围和结构。然而，对其功效的担忧仍然存在。我们的评论通过概述这种 P3 新方法的潜在好处和缺陷，将这场持续的辩论置于背景之中。我们得出的结论是，从业者和学者在我们对渐进式 P3 实验的体验和理解中都发挥着至关重要的作用。