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11Private Finance Initiative — The Private Finance Initiative specifies a method, developed initially by the United Kingdom government, to provide financial support for Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) between the public and private sectors. This has now been adopted by… …
12Private Mail Bag — A Private Mail Bag, Locked Bag or caller service is a term for a special form of postal delivery in some countries, usually a government department or large private company, which receive large volumes of mail. Like PO Box addresses, Private Mail …
13private — adj. Private is used with these nouns: ↑accommodation, ↑account, ↑act, ↑address, ↑affair, ↑agency, ↑aircraft, ↑airline, ↑anguish, ↑apartment, ↑archive, ↑army …
14Defense contractor — A defense contractor (or military contractor) is a business organization or individual that provides products or services to a military department of a government. Products typically include military aircraft, ships, vehicles, weaponry, and… …
15General contractor — A general contractor is responsible for the day to day oversight of the construction site, management of vendors and trades, and keeping communication between the involved parties open and clear throughout the course of a project.[1] A general… …
16Outsourcing War-The Surge in Private Military Firms — ▪ 2007 Introduction by Peter Saracino The conflict in Iraq focused renewed attention on the role played by private military firms (PMFs) in modern war. In 2006 more than 60 firms employing 20,000 armed personnel were estimated to be operating in… …
17Government contractor — A government contractor is a private company that produces goods or services under contract for the government. Often the terms of the contract specify cost plus ndash; i.e., the contractor gets paid for its costs, plus a specified profit margin …
18History of private equity and venture capital — The history of private equity and venture capital and the development of these asset classes has occurred through a series of boom and bust cycles since the middle of the 20th century. Within the broader private equity industry, two distinct sub… …
19Public-private partnership — (PPP) describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies. These schemes are sometimes referred to as PPP or P3.In some types of PPP …
20School bus contractor — A school bus contractor is a private company or proprietorship which provides school bus service to a school district or non public school. Of 450,000 school buses operating in the United States, it is estimated that approximately 30% are… …
