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Economic research - Ekonomska istraživanja, Vol. 34 No. 1, 2021.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2020.1860791

The institutional challenges of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in transition economies: lessons from Kosovo

Carter B. Casady
Florin Peci orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-0032-8973

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Abstract

Although infrastructure public-private partnerships (PPPs) have
become increasingly popular globally, they face their own institutional challenges in transition economies. This paper highlights
some of these challenges by examining the (in)formal factors
affecting Kosovo’s first PPP in the waste management sector,
Ecohigjiena sh.p.k. Drawing upon semi-structured interviews with
executives, senior managers, and administrative personnel from
Ecohigjiena sh.p.k, the Tax Administration of Kosovo (TAK), and
the municipality of Gjilan, the case analysis shows the PPP ultimately faced insurmountable internal and external difficulties,
including low levels of professionalism, challenging legal frameworks, poor communication/trust between partners, and inadequate enforcement of regulations.

Keywords

:Public-private partnerships (PPPs); New public governance (NPG); transition economies; waste management; Kosovo

Hrčak ID:

301267

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/301267

Publication date:

31.12.2021.

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