Title: The Effectiveness of Public Private Partnerships in Poland

Language: English

Type: Document

Nature: Report

Published: January 1, 2016


Region: Europe and Central Asia (ECA)

Country: Poland

Keywords: About PPP, Knowledge Lab

Document(s):


Document Summary:

Public private partnerships are a tool for completing public projects that in comparison with traditional methods could appear to be more effective. In order for PPP to
become successful many conditions and requirements must be fulfilled. They should reflect the local/regional government strategy for development. This strategy ought to include catering for the needs of local inhabitants. The goal of this article is to identify and analyze the determining elements in Poland that the effective completion of public projects following the PPP model depends on. The article shows the situation regarding public projects, especially the self-governments units which began to take on these duties. Next, the author described the aspects of efficiency, which is a very difficult problem in public units because of their special role in the community. The third part of article described the development of PPP in Poland and its specific character. The article shows how the model of PPP exists in the Polish context. Finally, factors influencing the completion of PPP projects are identified. These factors are chosen by the respondents surveyed in the local self-government units that drew up the PPP contracts.


Document Details:

The goal of this article is to identify and analyze the deter- mining elements in Poland that the effective completion of public projects following the PPP model depends on. The article consists of three sections. The first underlines the me- aning of PPP in completing public projects and highlights the anxieties that accompany these types of agreements. The second section refers to a very important aspect – the effectiveness of investment involved in PPP. The Author draws attention to the reasons that determine the choice and method of servicing public projects. The study was made of Polish public units that are currently engaged in PPP agreements and it shows how the economic and financial situation affected Polish PPP. The summary includes recom- mendations that should be considered when enlarging the number of PPP agreements.


Updated: April 12, 2022