Ethical Risks in Public-Private Partnerships: The Case of Lahore Waste Management Company

Zubair, S. S., Ali Khan, M. & Saeed, A. (2021). Ethical Risks in PublicPrivate Partnerships: The Case of Lahore Waste Management Company. Public Administration Issues, no 5 (Special Issue I, electronic edition), pp. 56–72 (in English). DOI: 10.17323/1999-5431-2021-0-5-56-72

2 Pages Posted: 23 Jul 2021

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Dr Syed Sohaib Zubair

Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab

Mukaram Ali Khan

Riphah International University

Aamir Saeed

Punjab University

Date Written: June 11, 2021

Abstract

The world is coming up with new solutions to old problems in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness in public service delivery. Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is a relatively new form of participatory governance. Th is approach is linked with New Public Management (NPM) and, since its inception, the private sector has taken over the entire world despite in-congruence and incompatibility in indigenous values and cultures. PPP is also claimed to be the best solution in terms of service delivery; however, its effectiveness is yet to be achieved. Th e purpose of this study is to find the effectiveness of the PPP mode of governance. Th is study is qualitative in nature and has taken one entity based on PPP as a case, i.e. Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC), in order to study the impact of this solution to all, the ills of public service delivery. Fourteen officials were interviewed in this study of LWMC (a quasi-governmental institution) and its private partners. Findings suggest that this PPP mode has major ethical risks in the form of lack of transparency in awarding contracts, equity-efficiency trade-off , overall conflict of philosophy of public and private sector, low professionalism, value for money (compromise on cost and quality), and weak accountability mechanisms.

Keywords: Public-Private Partnership; New Public Management; Participatory Governance; Ethical dilemmas; Quasi-Governmental Institution

Suggested Citation

Zubair, Dr Syed Sohaib and Khan, Mukaram Ali and Saeed, Aamir, Ethical Risks in Public-Private Partnerships: The Case of Lahore Waste Management Company (June 11, 2021). Zubair, S. S., Ali Khan, M. & Saeed, A. (2021). Ethical Risks in PublicPrivate Partnerships: The Case of Lahore Waste Management Company. Public Administration Issues, no 5 (Special Issue I, electronic edition), pp. 56–72 (in English). DOI: 10.17323/1999-5431-2021-0-5-56-72, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3864688 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3864688

Dr Syed Sohaib Zubair (Contact Author)

Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab ( email )

New Campus
Pakistan
Lahore, PA Punjab 54000
Pakistan

Mukaram Ali Khan

Riphah International University ( email )

Sector 1-14
274, Peshawar road, Rawalpindi
Islamabad, Federal 44000
Pakistan

Aamir Saeed

Punjab University ( email )

Chandigarh
Patiala
India

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