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Carrillo De Albornoz, Vicente AlcarazCorresponding AuthorMolina Millan, JuanAuthorLara Galera, Antonio LorenzoAuthorMunoz-Medina, BelenAuthor

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January 23, 2023
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A Dysfunctional Legal Framework for Failed Public-Private Partnership Projects: Accounting or Economics?

Publicated to:Social Sciences. 11 (12): 554- - 2022-12-01 11(12), DOI: 10.3390/socsci11120554

Authors: Carrillo de Albornoz, Vicente Alcaraz; Molina Millan, Juan; Lara Galera, Antonio Lorenzo; Munoz-Medina, Belen

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Univ Politecn Madrid, Ingn Civil Construcc, Aranguren 3, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author

Abstract

Public-private partnerships (PPP) are complex long-term arrangements used in public infrastructure, public services or public facilities projects. To ensure that PPPs transfer enough risk to the private sector, European directives first and member states' national legal frameworks later have modified how these projects are treated in the event of early termination. This paper aims to analyze said changes to determine if they well serve the public interest. The analysis is done by mapping the different alternatives a granting authority has when confronted with a PPP early termination, as stated by the law. We illustrate our analysis with a case study: The Mostoles-Navalcarnero railway, a Spanish PPP project that came to early termination during the construction stage. For this project, we determine the options available to the granting authority with the old Spanish legal framework (in force at the time the project was awarded) and with the new Spanish legal framework.

Keywords

Contract early terminationFinal paymentMostoles-navalcarnero railwayPppPppsPublic accountingPublic lawPublic-private partnerships

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Social Sciences due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Social Sciences (Miscellaneous).

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-10-23:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 21 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/86397/

    As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

    • Views: 117
    • Downloads: 10

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (ALCARAZ CARRILLO DE ALBORNOZ, VICENTE) and Last Author (MUÑOZ MEDINA, MARIA BELEN).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been ALCARAZ CARRILLO DE ALBORNOZ, VICENTE.