Operators' Funding Obligations
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Governments use official concessions to incentivize private sector operators who finance highways, mines, ferries, schools, hospitals, airports, lotteries that generate funds for good causes and other facilities. This model of initiation can also work for a system of e-markets operating as a regulated public utility. This paper outlines the key expenditures involved.
A concession shifts risk to commercial investors and can (a) ensure the markets' independence (b) bestow legitimacy on operators who win a competitive, transparent, bidding process (c) reduce likelihood of ideological or incompetent operation. Operators need to evaluate multiple factors to determine the business opportunity a government is creating, starting with the outlay required.
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This paper is currently going through final fact-checking and clearance. It will be released here during 2026.