Barriers to development of private sector investment in water and sewage industry

Sarvari, Hadi, Chan, Daniel WM, Banaitiene, Nerija, Noor, Norhazilan Md and Beer, Michael ORCID: 0000-0002-0611-0345 (2020) Barriers to development of private sector investment in water and sewage industry. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, ahead- (ahead-). pp. 52-70.

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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Purpose</jats:title><jats:p>Privatization is a complex issue in many developing countries; therefore, it is vital to examine the obstacles that prevent its proper implementation. The goal of this study is to identify and analyze the barriers to private sector investment in the Water and Sewage Industry (WSI) and to suggest effective ways to attract the private investors to this sector.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title><jats:p>The obstacles to private sector investment in the WSI were identified by conducting a desktop literature review and interviewing an expert panel, using the fuzzy Delphi technique. The most important barriers were identified and categorized. A structured survey was then developed and distributed to private sector investment experts. The Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) was applied to further examine the responses and to rank the identified barriers.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Findings</jats:title><jats:p>The results showed that the greatest barrier to privatization is the weakness of insurance companies in controlling investment risks, and the second greatest barrier is the weakness of the country's capitalist culture. A review of recent success stories revealed that these barriers can be overcome with transparent price policies and increased interaction between the public and private sectors, which motivate private investors to invest in the WSI.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Originality/value</jats:title><jats:p>The elicitation of this study can be useful to both private and public sectors for the development of infrastructure projects, particularly for the WSI.</jats:p></jats:sec>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Privatization, Private investment, Private sector, Water and sewage industry, Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP), Iran
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2020 08:29
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 23:23
DOI:	10.1108/bepam-11-2019-0110
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3105979