To avoid conflicts between the public- and private-sector interests in a PPP, public leaders must:
A) be adept at balancing and aligning competing public and private interest
B) have public full disclosure and acceptance from the citizenry in advance
C) realize that the PPP arrangement is like normal buyer-seller relationships
D) fully adopt an active economic agenda, searching for profit that they will return to taxpayers

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Public leaders must be skilled at managing competing interests to avoid conflicts in a PPP. They must seek to balance and align the public and private sector interests to ensure that all parties benefit from the partnership. This requires a high degree of skill and sensitivity to ensure that the public interest is protected while allowing the private sector to generate profits. Full disclosure and citizen acceptance are important, but alone they are not sufficient to avoid conflicts. An active economic agenda and profit-seeking are not the primary goals of the public sector, and as such, they are not the best ways to avoid conflicts in a PPP.

To Avoid Conflicts Between the Public- and Private-Sector Interests in a PPP