A comparative study of the adoption of public-private partnerships for water services in South Korea and Singapore
Purpose: This paper investigates the internal factors driving public-private partnership (PPP) adoption for water services in South Korea and Singapore. Design/methodology/approach: This study utilizes a comparative cross-national case study of PPPs in the area of water services by focusing on the s...
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| description | Purpose: This paper investigates the internal factors driving public-private partnership (PPP) adoption for water services in South Korea and Singapore. Design/methodology/approach: This study utilizes a comparative cross-national case study of PPPs in the area of water services by focusing on the similarities and differences between the two countries. Findings: The findings show that while South Korea has employed the PPP model mostly to expand and modernize their sewage systems, Singapore has used PPPs to build and operate desalination facilities that produce potable water through the treatment and filtration of wastewater. The study also demonstrates that fiscal stress and political incentives stemming from socio-economic pressures are the respective critical factors in South Korea and Singapore’s execution of PPP-driven water infrastructure. Originality/value: Through exploring why and how PPPs have been adopted in the specific context, this paper might be helpful to enhance our understanding of the variations and common factors in the policy adoption process within the Asian context. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1735352024-02-18T15:30:23Z A comparative study of the adoption of public-private partnerships for water services in South Korea and Singapore Kim, Soojin Choi, Yujin School of Social Sciences Social Sciences Public-Private Partnership Water Services Purpose: This paper investigates the internal factors driving public-private partnership (PPP) adoption for water services in South Korea and Singapore. Design/methodology/approach: This study utilizes a comparative cross-national case study of PPPs in the area of water services by focusing on the similarities and differences between the two countries. Findings: The findings show that while South Korea has employed the PPP model mostly to expand and modernize their sewage systems, Singapore has used PPPs to build and operate desalination facilities that produce potable water through the treatment and filtration of wastewater. The study also demonstrates that fiscal stress and political incentives stemming from socio-economic pressures are the respective critical factors in South Korea and Singapore’s execution of PPP-driven water infrastructure. Originality/value: Through exploring why and how PPPs have been adopted in the specific context, this paper might be helpful to enhance our understanding of the variations and common factors in the policy adoption process within the Asian context. Ministry of Education (MOE) Published version This work was supported by Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE), Tier 1 Grant (RG 117/20). 2024-02-13T04:51:09Z 2024-02-13T04:51:09Z 2023 Journal Article Kim, S. & Choi, Y. (2023). A comparative study of the adoption of public-private partnerships for water services in South Korea and Singapore. Public Administration and Policy, 26(2), 142-155. https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/PAP-08-2022-0091 2517-679X https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173535 10.1108/PAP-08-2022-0091 2-s2.0-85165055491 2 26 142 155 en RG 117/20 Public Administration and Policy © Soojin Kim and Yujin Choi. Published in Public Administration and Policy. Published by Emerald Publishing Limited. This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this license may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social Sciences Public-Private Partnership Water Services Kim, Soojin Choi, Yujin A comparative study of the adoption of public-private partnerships for water services in South Korea and Singapore |
| title | A comparative study of the adoption of public-private partnerships for water services in South Korea and Singapore |
| title_full | A comparative study of the adoption of public-private partnerships for water services in South Korea and Singapore |
| title_fullStr | A comparative study of the adoption of public-private partnerships for water services in South Korea and Singapore |
| title_full_unstemmed | A comparative study of the adoption of public-private partnerships for water services in South Korea and Singapore |
| title_short | A comparative study of the adoption of public-private partnerships for water services in South Korea and Singapore |
| title_sort | comparative study of the adoption of public private partnerships for water services in south korea and singapore |
| topic | Social Sciences Public-Private Partnership Water Services |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173535 |
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