Readers of this module should be able to grasp the overall approach of port reform through an overview of all the various issues to be dealt with throughout the reform process, as detailed in the subsequent seven modules.
Context for the Framework Module
A Road Map for the Port Reform Process
Setting Reform Objectives and Planning for the Creation of Value
Reform Policy Decision Context
Methods of Private Sector Involvement
Modes of Public Interest Oversight
Regulatory Oversight: Economic and Technical Issues
Port Sector Funding: Financial Implications and Risk Allocation
Service Packaging and Restructuring
Labor Adjustment and Settlement
Responsibility for Implementing Port Reform
Implementing Port Reform: Pulling It All Together
Box 1: Port of Cartagena (Colombia) Performance Improvements since Private Concessioning in 1994
Box 2: Argentina: Selected Performance Indicators for the Port of Buenos Aires
Box 3: Port Projects with Private Participation in Developing Countries
Box 5: Public-Private Roles in Port Management
Box 6: Port Reform Decision Tree
Box 7: The Public-Private Balance of Risk and Regulation
Box 8: Shifting the Boundary of a Public-Private Partnership