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    Public-Private Partnerships and Service Delivery in Western Uganda.
    (Makerere University Business School, 2020-11-19) Tuyishimire, Theophile
    The idea of public-private partnerships (PPP) has received much attention in public sector reforms but despite the efforts of governments to embrace PPP policy as a tool for provision of improved public services, implementation of PPP remains a major challenge in most developing countries. This study was conducted to establish the relationships between different PPP constructs; PPP bidding methods, PPP contract types and management of PPP contracts on service delivery. The purpose of the study was to establish whether the poor or delayed service delivery was caused by the PPP bidding method, PPP contract type or management of the partnership. The study used a correlational research design based on inferential statistics such as Pearson product moment correlation and regression coefficients to test the significance and magnitude of the relationships between the variables. The unit of analysis was PPPs specifically in the health sectors of Western Uganda and unit of inquiry was the key individuals specifically CAO, DHO, procurement officer and district planner since these are the ones who coordinate PPPs in health at the district local governments. These were purposively selected. A Likert-type close ended questionnaire was used to collect data while SPSS 20.0 was use to analyze the data. The correlation and regression results revealed that all the predictors of PPP were positively and significantly related with service delivery. PPP Bidding Methods had no significant relationship with PPP contract management but was positively related with service delivery. Conversely, PPP contract type was positively related with both PPP contract management and service delivery. PPP contract management was also positively related with service delivery. The study concluded that the poor or delayed service delivery of PPP contracts in Western Uganda was attributed to variations in bidding methods, contract types or management of the PPP contracts. Of the three factors, contract type had the biggest influence on service delivery than other constructs.