October 2022

Analyzing the Link Between Corruption and PPPs in Infrastructure Projects: An Empirical Assessment in Developing Countries

Eoin Reeves (ed), University of Limerick, Ireland

Study by Beatriz Cuadrado-Ballesteros and Noemí Peña-Miguel

The authors of this paper contend that corruption is a feature of many areas and activities of public administration and occurs frequently in collaborations between the public and private sectors, or so-called public-private partnerships (PPPs).  They review the literature that supports this assertion and seek to empirically test the link between PPPs and corruption in low- and middle-income countries.

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