Quarterly Journal of The Macro and Strategic Policies

Quarterly Journal of The Macro and Strategic Policies

Developing the Public-Private Partnership Strategy in Line with the General Policies of the Health System

Document Type : Research/Original/Regular Article

Authors
Mahdieh Motamedi 1
Reza Vaezi 2
Seyed Mahdi Alvani 2
Davood Daneshjafari 3
1 PhD Candidate of Public Adminsitration, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
2 Professor, Department of Governmental Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Business Economics, Faculty of Economics, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
10.30507/jmsp.2020.228651.2053
Abstract
The popularity of "public-private partnerships" to develop public services and infrastructure since the 1990s is increasing.There has been an increasing interest since 1990 in public-private partnership for developing services and ublic infrastructures. In this period, the private sector and the market-based criteria have been put into practice to provide governmental goods and services. This partnership has also been evident in the area of health and treatment. The proponents have suggested several advantages for this partnership, while the opponents of the partnership believe that it costs a fortune. Thus, one needs to conjecture how this partnership can be productive in the health field in a  developing country despite its costs. After reviewing the theoretical principles related to the modern government, the aims, factors and challenges for its success in the developing countries are analyzed. Then, the study addresses the arguments raised by the proponents and opponents of the issue related to the partnership policy in a number of countries, and then suggests a well-thought framework for putting this strategy into practice so that a satisfactory outcome could be resulted. This framework follows the principles of practicality, representativeness, and justice in public services and it is in line with the general policies of the health system.
Keywords
Policy-making
new public management
public-private partnerships
developing countries
heath field
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  • Receive Date 27 April 2020
  • Revise Date 28 July 2020
  • Accept Date 19 September 2020