Powell, Jeff ORCID: 0000-0001-7962-3101 (2016) PPPs and the SDGs: Don’t believe the hype. [Working Paper]

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Abstract

The advent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has prompted Public-Private Partnership (PPP) advocates to launch a renewed push for their use in providing network and social infrastructure and services. This briefing suggests that claims that PPPs should be a central part of any attempt to address SDG commitments should be viewed with caution. Prioritisation of PPPs may bias governments towards bankable projects rather than initiatives which best respond to social development objectives. Claims that PPPs are more efficient, better transfer risk and therefore represent better value-for-money are not backed up by the evidence. Finally, particularly where institutional strength is weak, PPPs threaten to undermine democratic accountability and make problems with corruption worse, not better.

Item Type:	Working Paper
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Public-private partnership, PPP, Development
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business Faculty of Business > Department of International Business & Economics Faculty of Business > Centre for Work and Employment Research (CREW) > Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU)
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2020 22:11
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/16843

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