The Importance and Shortcomings of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Lebanon

The Main Purposes of Public-Private Partnership

Public private partnership PPP is seen nowadays as an essential tool when a country’s government is unable to invest to improve its infrastructure at various levels. PPP has been at rise particularly in developing countries where government has limited access to resources particularly financial ones and where corruption might be at its highest. However, PPP does not come always with positive benefits. There are shortcomings that need to be considered as well.

The attached case refer to the case of PPP in Lebanon where it refers to a general introduction about Lebanon profile and infrastructure; the PPP and its importance to reflect at a later stage on various PPP initiatives that have been done or that could be done to improve various sectors. The case ends the discussion by referring to PPP shortcomings and the need to set laws and regulations to regulate the market at this level.

Investment in infrastructure plays a key role in the economy’s potential and ensuring sustainable growth, in addition to improving the living standards of the population. Accordingly, what are the main purposes of public-private partnership allowing to achieve such end result? When such partnership between public and private sectors can lead to collaborative inertia. Support your discussion with reflection on course material, the case, and a tangible example from your national context where public private partnership did not achieve or lead to the desired outcomes.

Hint: You need to reflect on the following:

- Discuss the six bases for collaborative advantage.

- Refer to the case and identify which are the main bases that were considered in various PPPs.

- Discuss based on the case when PPPs can lead to collaborative inertia and support your answer in this regard with example from a tangible example from your national context.

Pay attention not to copy information as is whether from the course material or the case. You are ought to provide a discussion and demonstrate understanding of various concepts.

In collaboration, different types of power can be referred to better run the partnership. In the case, when there are shortcomings and to ensure an acceptable significant risk, the private sector seems to prefer referring to one tpe of power rather than the others. Identify and discuss this type of power. Critically discuss why the private sector would refer to this type of power rather than the others. Support your discussion with external references.

You need to reflect on the following:

Discuss the three types of power: power over, power to and power for.

Refer to the case and identify why the private sector is referring to this type of power.

Pay attention not to copy information as is whether from the course material or the case. You are ought to provide a discussion and demonstrate understanding of various concepts.

1) Critical discussion and link between theoretical frameworks and the case should be clearly highlighted. You should take a critical approach, try to be creative in your response, and avoid descriptive answers.

2) You are expected to refer to external references to provide more evidence to your discussion. External resources can be related to the case/article or they can be not directly related to it yet helping to add to your analysis and discussion.

3) Your answer has to be in an essay format divided into introduction, body and conclusion for each question.

According to the Arab Open University By-laws, “The following acts represent studies of cheating and plagiarism:

• Verbatim copying of printed material and submitting them as part of TMAs without proper academic acknowledgement and documentation.
• Verbatim copying of material from the Internet, including tables and graphics.
• Copying other students’ notes or reports.
• Using paid or unpaid material prepared for the student by individuals or firms.
• Utilization of, or proceeding to utilize, contraband materials or devices in examinations.”

Examples of Plagiarism

Copying from a single or multiple sources, this is where the student uses one or more of the following as the basis for the whole, or a good part, of the assignment:

1. Published or unpublished books, studies or reports
2. The Internet
3. The media (e.g.TV programmes, radio programmes or newspaper studies)
4. An essay from an essay bank
5. A piece of work previously submitted by another student
6. Copying from a text which is about to be submitted for the same assignment