Assessing public private partnership in local government: A case study of the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality
Malapane, Anthony Tshwarelo
Malapane, Anthony Tshwarelo
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There is a growing trend to utilise Public Private Partnerships as an Alternative Service Delivery option as well as to promote socio-economic development and sustainable livelihoods in South Africa. Public Private Partnerships are viewed as effective tools to enhance quality service delivery and to stimulate socio-economic development in local communities. Public Private Partnerships are endorsed by the National Treasury PPP-unit as a recommended alternative service delivery option. However, as Public Private Partnership is a fairly recent phenomenon in South Africa, particularly in local government, it is too early to draw a reliable conclusion on their merits and demerits. The focus of the dissertation is on Public Private Partnerships in local government. Accountability mechanisms in the partnerships and with local communities will be evaluated. the study include: Is Public Private Partnership a viable Alternative Service Delivery (ASD) option in Local Government? Are accountability mechanisms in Public Private Partnerships in Local Government effective? Is the role of the private sector in Public Private Partnerships valuable? Is public participation in PPP in local government effective? Essentially, case studies on PPP projects in the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality are selected and formed part of the study. In addition to that, the research method and design applied in the dissertation are qualitative in nature. The researcher therefore conducted interviews and included this as part of the primary and empirical research method. Desktop studies formed secondary research resources. To this end, among others the study has realised that PPP could be an ASD option worthy of consideration in local government. It pays en passant attention on the reciprocal process of accountability. Questions raised in
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Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Magister Technologiae: Public Management in the Department of Public Management, Faculty of Humanities at the Tshwane University of Technology.
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2012-10-30
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Tshwane University of Technology
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Public private partnerships, Socio-economic development, Local government, Bushbuckridge Local Municipality