Damoah, I S; Ayakwah, A; Aryee, K J and Twum, P (2020) The rise of PPPs in public sector affordable housing project delivery in Ghana: Challenges and policy direction. International Journal of Construction Management, 20(6), pp. 690-703. ISSN 1562-3599
Abstract
This study explored the challenges facing affordable housing delivery that uses private-public partnership (PPP) scheme as the delivery model. An in-depth semi-structured interview and survey were employed to solicit the views of definitive stakeholders involved in public sector affordable housing projects being executed in Ghana through PPP arrangement. The results show that there are thirty-four challenges that the affordable housing project delivery faces. In order of importance, the challenges relate to politics and governance, international forces, administration, financial resources, material resources, management practices, technical, local external forces and natural forces. Whilst factors that relate to politics and governance, administration, financial resources, materials resources, local external forces and natural forces are external challenges, those that relate to management and technical are internal to the performing organization. This study contributes to both academics and practice. Policymakers, governments and housing project practitioners can use the findings as guidance to make informed decisions during affordable housing projects delivery. By comparing the most important challenges, practitioners will be able identify challenges that need to be focused on the most during affordable housing project delivery. It also offers a theoretical framework to assess affordable housing projects challenges.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | affordable housing construction; developing countries; private-public partnership; sub-Sahara Africa |
| Index terms: | Ghana, management practice, practitioner, affordable housing, politics, partnership, Africa, public sector, survey, housing project, developing country, face, project delivery, governance, interview |
| Subjects: | practitioner, administrative law, Geography, development economics, construction type, data collection methods, regions and continents, management, partnership management, housing and residential development, political science, project delivery, psychology, business |
| Topics: | Construction Technology, Roles and Professions, Procurement, Research Practice, International Construction, Stakeholder Management, Business Strategy, Organizational Design, Urban Studies, Legal Issues, Geographical Context, Governance |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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