History of Public-Private Partnerships in Nigerian Universities

Ward, Rupert R.A.; Ariguzo, Godwin; Shea, Timothy; White, D. Steven

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1494113

History of Public-Private Partnerships in Nigerian Universities

14 Pages Posted: 27 Oct 2009 Last revised: 29 Feb 2012

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Godwin Ariguzo

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Charlton College of Business

Timothy Shea

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Charlton College of Business

D. Steven White

University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth - Charlton College of Business

Date Written: April 20, 2006

Abstract

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are seen as a key mechanism to improve the quality of African Higher Education (New Partnership for Africa’s Development [NEPAD], 2005, pp.8-9) which in turn is seen as a key driver of development (World Bank & UNESCO, 2000, pp. 92-3; NEPAD, 2005, pp.8-9; Bloom, Hartley, & Rosovsky, 2006). In this paper the benefits of PPPs for developing Higher Education will be investigated through a discussion of the recent history of such initiatives in the Nigerian University sector and the issues associated with their implementation in Nigeria.

Keywords: public private partnerships, higher education, African Higher Education, Nigeria

JEL Classification: D6, E6, I2, l3, N37, O1, O3

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Ward, Rupert R.A. and Ariguzo, Godwin and Shea, Timothy and White, D. Steven, History of Public-Private Partnerships in Nigerian Universities (April 20, 2006). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1494113 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1494113