EASIER: An Evaluation Model for Public–Private Partnerships Contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals

Pascual Berrone (), Joan Enric Ricart, Ana Isabel Duch, Valeria Bernardo, Jordi Salvador, Juan Piedra Peña and Miquel Rodríguez Planas
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Joan Enric Ricart: IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Av. Pearson, 21, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Ana Isabel Duch: IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Av. Pearson, 21, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Valeria Bernardo: Department of Econometrics, Statistics and Applied Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitat de Barcelona, Avinguda Diagonal, 690, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Jordi Salvador: IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Av. Pearson, 21, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Juan Piedra Peña: IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Av. Pearson, 21, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Miquel Rodríguez Planas: IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Av. Pearson, 21, 08034 Barcelona, Spain

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 8, 1-25

Abstract: Recently, public–private partnerships (PPPs) have attracted renewed attention as a valuable tool to close the gap between public services and social needs. In fact, the United Nations (UN) proposed collaboration across multiple stakeholders as one of the key goals for securing global sustainable development. Yet, PPPs remain a controversial proposition for many due to, among other factors, the complexity and limitation of current systems to assess their impact beyond the notion of value for money. This study offers a conceptual model (EASIER) that accounts for six dimensions that are relevant for social, environmental, and economic progress. We also propose a questionnaire to assess the impact of PPPs on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and apply it to a PPP contract as an illustration. We advocate the use of EASIER as an initial evaluation model due to its simplicity and its holistic perspective.

Keywords: assessment; evaluation; impact; public-private partnership (PPP); sustainability; sustainable development; sustainable development goals (SDG) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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