Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 173 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 690 g
UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis
Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 173 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 690 g
ISBN: 978-0-415-69277-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
The private sector involvement in public service is intended to achieve efficiency gain and better service quality through increasing private sector finance and expertise. However, these benefits are most often not achieved in developing countries due to investment risk of private finance, and problems of capacity and regulation of the private sector. This book examines private sector involvement (PSI) in solid waste collection by exploring the influence of private sector capacity and Local Governments’ regulations on private sector performance in terms of productivity and service quality. PSI in public service provision evolved to deal with market and government failures, so this study uses market and regulatory theories to explore the gaps in policy and practice of PSI and the factor explaining private sector performance in five cities in Ghana.
The study shows there were weak regulatory practices and non-adherence to contractual obligations (unsigned contracts and delayed payment of subsidy), and consequently led to disincentives for full cost recovery and better service quality. However, there is now a gradual well functioning system being put in place with the recent competitive bidding in two cities with signing of contracts and city-wide user charging. This study concludes that the solutions to the problem of solid waste collection and management in developing countries hinge on adherence to formal rules of regulation, use of appropriate cost recovery mechanism for low income group, and restructuring of institutional arrangement to enforce legislation.
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Fachgebiete
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft Entsorgungswirtschaft
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen: Allgemeines
- Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Public Management
Weitere Infos & Material
1 Evolving Management of Urban Solid Waste Services2 Institutional and Regulatory Context of Solid Waste Management in Ghana3 Theoretical Framework of Private Sector Involvement in Solid Waste Service Provision4 Research Methodology5 Evolving Practices of Involving Private Sector and Households in Service Provision6 Private Sector Performance: Productivity and Service Quality in Solid Waste Collection7 Private Sector Capacity: Scale of Operations and Capability of Companies8 Regulation of Private Sector Involvement in Solid Waste Collection9 Conclusions and Implications
