A Comparative Analysis of Public- Private Partnership (PPP) Coordination Agencies in India What Works and What Doesn’t

Public-Private Partnership (PPP) coordination agencies are often used to assist government agencies in structuring PPP arrangements. Very few studies have compared the performance of various coordination agencies to understand the characteristics that define an effective coordination agency. The aut...

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Published inPublic works management & policy Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 341 - 372
Main Authors Mahalingam, Ashwin, Devkar, Ganesh A., Kalidindi, Satyanarayana N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2011
Subjects
Benefits
Coordination
Departments
Government Agencies
Governments
India
Interest Groups
Management
Materials handling
Monitors
Participation
Partnership
Partnerships
Public-private sector cooperation
Risk
Risk management
Sanitation
Strengthening
Success
Water
coordination agencies
infrastructure
project governance
public-private partnerships
capacity building
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Summary:Public-Private Partnership (PPP) coordination agencies are often used to assist government agencies in structuring PPP arrangements. Very few studies have compared the performance of various coordination agencies to understand the characteristics that define an effective coordination agency. The authors study three coordination agencies that were involved in projects in the water and sanitation sector in India and observe their performance across five parameters: project structuring, commercial risk management, relational risk management, project handover, and extent of institutional strengthening. The authors find that agencies with administrative expertise in handling project structuring and bid process, coupled with PPP-specific expertise and an understanding of PPP risks, are a necessary but insufficient condition for project success. In conjunction, high involvement of the coordination agency through the lifecycle of the project or measures that enhance the capacity of government departments to understand and monitor PPPs are required to ensure that real benefits are delivered to stakeholders.
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ISSN:1087-724X
1552-7549
DOI:10.1177/1087724X11409215