Evaluation of the Promotion of Through-Life Management in Public Private Partnerships for Infrastructure
One justification of public private partnerships (PPP) is the alleged benefit they offer in terms of through-life management (TLM). Aiming at an evaluation of this claim, the dominant reasoning connecting PPPs and TLM is first defined: In creating a single point of responsibility and a long temporal...
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doaj-e38186abc0554c1f8c1da9f2b9445ccd2020-11-24T23:27:09ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502016-06-018655210.3390/su8060552su8060552Evaluation of the Promotion of Through-Life Management in Public Private Partnerships for InfrastructureLauri Koskela0John Rooke1Mohan Siriwardena2School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH, UKIndependent Scholar, Manchester, UKScott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen AB10 7GJ, UKOne justification of public private partnerships (PPP) is the alleged benefit they offer in terms of through-life management (TLM). Aiming at an evaluation of this claim, the dominant reasoning connecting PPPs and TLM is first defined: In creating a single point of responsibility and a long temporal involvement, the PPP model provides an effective incentive to implement TLM. This reasoning is first evaluated through prior large scale studies and through two case studies undertaken by the authors. No substantial evidence of TLM benefits is found. To identify the causes for this gap between intention and achievement, a critical review of the PPP literature supported by insights from management and organization theory is undertaken. Four problems in the reasoning are found to explain the gap: fragmentation is factually prevailing; not all parties in PPPs intend to have a long term commitment to the project; there may be competing incentives for some parties; and the effort to achieve the change and learning necessary for TLM may be missing. It is concluded that for the TLM benefits to be achieved, the PPP model has to be redesigned to secure incentivisation towards TLM and to incorporate TLM mechanisms at the level of the production system.http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/6/552through-life managementpublic-private partnershipsprivate finance initiativeinfrastructure procurement |
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Evaluation of the Promotion of Through-Life Management in Public Private Partnerships for Infrastructure |
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Evaluation of the Promotion of Through-Life Management in Public Private Partnerships for Infrastructure |
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evaluation of the promotion of through-life management in public private partnerships for infrastructure |
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One justification of public private partnerships (PPP) is the alleged benefit they offer in terms of through-life management (TLM). Aiming at an evaluation of this claim, the dominant reasoning connecting PPPs and TLM is first defined: In creating a single point of responsibility and a long temporal involvement, the PPP model provides an effective incentive to implement TLM. This reasoning is first evaluated through prior large scale studies and through two case studies undertaken by the authors. No substantial evidence of TLM benefits is found. To identify the causes for this gap between intention and achievement, a critical review of the PPP literature supported by insights from management and organization theory is undertaken. Four problems in the reasoning are found to explain the gap: fragmentation is factually prevailing; not all parties in PPPs intend to have a long term commitment to the project; there may be competing incentives for some parties; and the effort to achieve the change and learning necessary for TLM may be missing. It is concluded that for the TLM benefits to be achieved, the PPP model has to be redesigned to secure incentivisation towards TLM and to incorporate TLM mechanisms at the level of the production system. |
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through-life management public-private partnerships private finance initiative infrastructure procurement |
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