Affordable housing delivery in Ghana: The role of public private partnerships
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2021-07-05
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Abstract
The idea of Public Private Partnership (PPP) as a model that sets out a relationship
between the Public and the Private sectors has been seen as an arrangement where
the two entities combine their strengths and weaknesses in terms of resources and
their expertise for the delivery of a service for the benefit of the public such as the
affordable housing. Governments over the years have prioritized this need in many
forms to provide housing units that are seemingly affordable to its populace. This
study aimed at exploring the adoption of the PPP in the delivery of affordable housing
to curb the upsurge of Ghana’s housing deficit. The objectives included the following:
to identify the major causes of housing deficits in Ghana, to identify challenges faced
with the effective implementation of PPP in affordable housing deliveries and to
identify key success factors regarding the adoption of PPP in affordable housing
delivery. The study concentrated on the key players in the housing sector in Ghana;
mainly professionals with knowledge and experience in the PPP arrangement system.
Data was collected and analyzed using Statistical tools which included: Factor
Analysis, RII and percentages. The outcomes of the study depicted that: the high
cost of land and building materials were strongly associated with the high housing cost.
The effective practice of accountability between parties among others such as shared
trust and vision between partners were some success factors identified. It was
concluded that housing deficit largely affects the populace which government alone
is unable to resolve. Affordable housing delivery should be viewed as national
issue. More so, for efficient PPP arrangement, government should put in place
equitable policies to attract and sustain the private sector’s unflinching participation in
partnering to deliver affordable housing to Ghanaians
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A dissertation submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management,College of Art and Built Environment in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science.
Keywords
Affordable housing, public private partnerships