Public-Private Partnerships in Africa: Exploring Africa's Growth Potential - Hardcover

by Jörg Röber (Foreword by), Edson Basera (Contribution by), Thabo Daniel Borole (Contribution by)

In the twenty-first century, governments around the world began to engage the private sector with the objective of achieving public service delivery targets, and the African continent has as such, been experiencing transformation, particularly since the introduction of public-private partnerships (PPP), as a measure of reform and method of procurement. Unfortunately, there is a mixed bag of successes and challenges through this implementation of PPPs, causing a gap in infrastructure, leaving more than 640 million Africans without access to energy. Muhiya Tshombe Lukamba, Thekiso Molokwane, Alex Nduhura, and Innocent Nuwagaba in Public-Private Partnerships in Africa: Exploring Africa's Growth Potential explore ways in which the government can collaborate with the private sector in order to close these gaps. The chapters analyze the implementation of PPPs and provide case studies on the use of PPPs in different African countries and industry sectors. This book unearths new findings on PPPs within Africa and provides solutions that are beneficial to scholars, the government, and the PPP industry through the theoretical underpinning of various contemporary issues.

Author Biography

Thekiso Molokwane is extraordinary professor of public administration at North-West University and senior lecturer of public administration in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies at the University of Botswana.
Muhiya Tshombe Lukamba is professor of public management and administration at North-West University.
Alex Nduhura is senior lecturer of business and public management in the Department of Procurement, Logistics and Marketing in the School of Business and Management at the Uganda Management Institute.
Innocent Nuwagaba is procurement consultant at the East and Southern African Management Institute.