Consequently, these economic development strategies are facing strong
opposition. Many of them will not move forward without more thorough
analysis of the potential risks and return on investment that the public sector
can expect from such subsidies. Developers are also likely to be asked for higher levels of transparency than they experienced in the past. In addition,
developers can expect more open requests for proposals for projects involving
PPP’s as the public has grown intolerant of projects have the appearance
of being insider deals.