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River Management for Local Governments in China: From Public to Private

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  • Jiangfan Liu

    (College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China)

  • Xiongzhi Xue

    (Coastal and Ocean Management Institute (COMI), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China)

Abstract

The Public and Private Partnership (PPP) model has been used to provide public services and goods. In China, local governments are willing to use the PPP model in many public services, such as integrated river management (IRM) projects, due to ease fiscal budget and the improved access to technology from the private sector. However, there has not been any specific discussion in the literature for applying the PPP model to IRM projects. In this study, we find that the PPP model results in the non-standardization of IRM projects. Our research paper builds the PPP operation framework for IRM projects. Our findings suggest that while the environmental quality evaluation system created in contracts for government payment seems to be optimal for protecting the public interest, it actually strains the partnership between the two parties and so its implementation should be considered on a case by case basis. Since the history of IRM projects using the PPP model is short, the actual performances of these types of projects has not yet been demonstrated. Local governments should be cautious about adopting the PPP model for such projects, and private companies should be cautious about their involvement. Our research will garner more scholarly attention to the application of the PPP model in complex projects.

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  • Jiangfan Liu & Xiongzhi Xue, 2018. "River Management for Local Governments in China: From Public to Private," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-11, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:10:p:2174-:d:173682
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