Paper Title :Public-Private Partnerships in Developing Countries: Are PPPS in Infrastructure Useful for Government Budget Balance and Economic Growth

Author :Samia M. Ammar, Mostafa M. Ezzeldin

Article Citation :Samia M. Ammar ,Mostafa M. Ezzeldin , (2017 ) " Public-Private Partnerships in Developing Countries: Are PPPS in Infrastructure Useful for Government Budget Balance and Economic Growth " , International Journal of Management and Applied Science (IJMAS) , pp. 22-27, Volume-3,Issue-3

Abstract : Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are increasingly growing and becoming a major means for investment in public infrastructure in most countries over the last two decades. For empirical investigation, panel data approach is utilized to develops a PPP model in 25 developing countries during 1990-2015 regarding the relationship between PPPs and government fiscal position. Findings reveal that a weak relationship between PPPs investments and budget deficit, while PPPs investments have a positive significant relationship with economic growth. Consistent with previous studies the findings confirm the results of previous studies about the use of PPPs as a means of evading expenditure controls and hiding budget deficits. Key words- Public private partnerships (PPPs), Infrastructure, budget deficit, economic growth.

Type : Research paper

Published : Volume-3,Issue-3

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