Contents: 1. Introduction: Expanding Spheres of Public-Private Cooperation 2. One view of history and the development of PPPs 3. Policy drivers, PPP models and legislation 4. Introduction to self-governing legal systems 5. Public-Private Institutions, case studies 6. Public-private partnership definitions and classifications, difficult rowing 7. Can PPIs be subjects of international law? 8. Potential benefits of PPI recognition in international law 9. Potential responsibility and accountability for PPIs in international law 10. Framing competing and connected interests in public-private initiatives 11. Reflections on institutional design and self-governance 12. PPI institutional design, form and functions Index

'From weather risk to epidemic management, from climate change to education and the digital economy, equitable and effective development needs new institutional formats. In this comprehensive yet accessible work, a master architect of international public-private partnerships shares his craft. Dr. Nielander explains how public-private partnerships have evolved towards today's institutional design of choice for international cooperation and how to design ones to fit the needs of tomorrow's challenges.' --Richard Wilcox, former UN Assistant Secretary General as founding Director-General African Risk Capacity and Co-founder and President of the Digital Equity Association'Having worked across the legal environment in the private, public and academic worlds, - and across many sectors - Dr. Nielander has a wealth of experience to draw on in treating the subject of public-private partnerships and the role that they can play in advancing development goals. This experience was no more visible than the fundamental work that Dr. Nielander did to establish GAVI as one of the premier global health institutions in the world. Given the ever-more complex challenges ahead, this book is very timely and will become the ''go-to'' resource for leaders, practitioners, and policy makers seeking to expand their toolkits for making progress in the post-COVID world.' --Alice P. Albright, Global Partnership for Education'Progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals demands new forms of cooperation between public and private sector participants. The SDGs seek improvements across a multitude of topics, ranging from adaptation to climate change, to improved education, health and human rights frameworks. Dr. Nielander attempts to place the new era of multi-actor cooperation within an historical context and draws lessons that may be useful to public officials and students of global development, policy and law, alike.' --Justice Ben Kioko, African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights