Private sector involvement in urban solid waste collection : performance, capacity, and regulation in five cities in Ghana = De rol van de private sector bij het ophalen van vast afval in de stad. Prestaties, capaciteit en regulering in vijf steden in Gha

The private sector involvement in public service is intended to achieve efficiency gain and better service quality through increasing private sector finance and expertise. However, these benefits are most often not achieved in developing countries due to investment risk of private finance, and problems of capacity and regulation of the private sector. This book examines private sector involvement (PSI) in solid waste collection by exploring the influence of private sector capacity and Local Governments{OCLCbr#E2}{OCLCbr#80}? regulations on private sector performance in terms of productivity and service quality. PSI in public service provision evolved to deal with market and government failures, so this study uses market and regulatory theories to explore the gaps in policy and practice of PSI and the factor explaining private sector performance in five cities in Ghana. The study shows there were weak regulatory practices and non-adherence to contractual obligations (unsigned contracts and delayed payment of subsidy), and consequently led to disincentives for full cost recovery and better service quality. However, there is now a gradual well functioning system being put in place with the recent competitive bidding in two cities with signing of contracts and city-wide user charging. This study concludes that the solutions to the problem of solid waste collection and management in developing countries hinge on adherence to formal rules of regulation, use of appropriate cost recovery mechanism for low income group, and restructuring of institutional arrangement to enforce legislation Front Cover......Page 1 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 List of Tables......Page 12 List of Figures......Page 14 List of Boxes......Page 15 Abbreviations......Page 16 Acknowledgment......Page 17 Abstract......Page 19 1. Evolving Management of Urban Solid Waste Services......Page 28 2. Institutional and Regulatory Context of Solid Waste Management in Ghana......Page 48 3. Theoretical Framework of Private Sector Involvement in Solid Waste Service Provision......Page 70 4. Research Methodology......Page 140 5. Evolving Practices of Involving Private Sector and Households in Service Provision......Page 154 6. Private Sector Performance: Productivity and Service Quality in Solid Waste Collection......Page 210 7. Private Sector Capacity: Scale of Operations and Capability of Companies......Page 244 8. Regulation of Private Sector Involvement in Solid Waste Collection......Page 272 9. Conclusions and Implications......Page 311 REFERENCES......Page 342 ANNEX......Page 358