Abstract
Government of Bangladesh has been encouraging Public-Private Partnership (PPP) since 1990s for engaging private investment in infrastructure development and service delivery. However, in implementing PPP policy in Bangladesh, it has been observed that performance in one PPP differs from another PPP. Considering it as policy implementation deficit, this study looks policy performance through the lens of actors’ interaction, process management and complex decision-making perspective with the following research question: How far actors’ interaction, consensus building and complex decision making in PPP policy implementation can explain policy performance? The question is answered following network management and complex decision-making theoretical approach. Qualitative research method and case study strategy with two cases is considered for this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 key respondents. For analyzing case study data, within-case analysis and cross-case synthesis have been adopted. The findings uphold the view that at implementation phase, actors’ willingness to compromise, issue solving, resolving dispute, positive decision and positive attitude towards PPP, are vital for actors’ satisfaction. Therefore, study findings contribute to knowledge by confirming network management and complex decision making as useful in explaining PPP policy performance in Bangladesh.
Highlights
The Government of Bangladesh has been encouraging private sector involvement for infrastructure development and service delivery through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) since 1990s
This study argues that long-term infrastructure PPP is of ‘hybrid’ structure, and functioning and success of PPP depend on process management strategies employed by the actors
Bangladesh Sthala Bandar Kartipaksha (BSBK) leased land to the port operator, port operator secured the right to charge the port users for the services provided for cargo storage and handling and at the end of the concession period, the port operator would transfer the port to BSBK including all fixed and movable assets
Summary
The Government of Bangladesh has been encouraging private sector involvement for infrastructure development and service delivery through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) since 1990s. Public administration scholars expounded organization structure and management strategies of PPP in several forms such as collaborative, contractual and hybrid.‘Collaborative’ form puts emphasis on process management strategies in PPP, such as facilitating interactions between actors, bringing different actors’ perception together, and coordinating interactions and other activities for functioning and success of PPP. ‘Contractual’ form puts emphasis on principal-agent relationship, in which, government stays at the central steering position and employs project management strategies. On the other hand, based on project management strategic orientation, i.e., central steering of the government in one axis and process management strategic orientation i.e., interaction among the actors with trust and commitment in another axis, Jun Park and Jeong Park (2009) identified the organizational structure of PPP as of ‘hybrid’ form
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