Public--Private Partnerships in Health Services Delivery

Avantika Singh and Gyan Prakash

Public Management Review, 2010, vol. 12, issue 6, 829-856

Abstract: In this article, we conceptualize public--private partnerships (PPPs) from a network organizations perspective, and apply interorganizational relations (IOR) to study fifteen PPPs in a district health system in the state of Rajasthan in India. We find that the Government occupies a dominant position in the network because of the centrality of its functions, authority and control over resources and information. There is greater reliance on formal mechanisms of co-ordination. For effective network governance, it is imperative to reduce the power asymmetry, develop horizontal co-ordination, trust and social capital, and enhance public managers’ capacity for effectively managing interorganizational relationships.

Date: 2010
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