Study on Public Participation Mode in the Admittance Stage of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Project

It is necessary for the ultimate user of the public project to participate in the admittance decision-making of PPP project to guarantee successful operation of PPP (public-private-partnerships, PPP in short hereafter) project. The paper analyzes in detail process of PPP project admittance and possible risks in each process. Through the use of cluster analysis and Thomas effective decision model, the participation nodes and participation patterns of the public at each stage are determined to help the public better participate in PPP project admittance decision-making.