Public-private partnership (PPP) and water-supply provision in urban Africa

The experience of Congo-Brazzaville

Bibliographic Data

ID4830733
AuthorsGabriel Tati (0000-0002-9065-2154, University of the Western Cape, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume15
Issue3-4
Pages316-324
Publication date2005-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopment in Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09614520500076068
OpenAlexW2063243941
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited5

This paper addresses the introduction of a public–private partnership (PPP) for water provision in urban Congo. It describes the organisational context before and after PPP and discusses the various outcomes of the partnership, both positive and negative. Despite some promising early results, the PPP arrangements did not develop as planned and the private enterprises ran into financial problems. The role of the political environment in compromising the potential benefits of PPP was important, and the article closes with some policy recommendations in light of Congo's ongoing negotiations with the international financial institutions to secure their assistance for new economic reforms

Business · Economic growth · Economic policy · Economics · General partnership · Geography · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Private sector · Public–private partnership · Public Administration · Public-Private Partnership Projects · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Finance

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