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Critical failure factors of public-private partnership low-cost housing program in Thailand

Surangkana Trangkanont (School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand)
Chotchai Charoenngam (School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand)

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

ISSN: 0969-9988

Article publication date: 15 July 2014

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Abstract

Purpose

Numerous studies to date have demonstrated the public-private partnership (PPP) project procurement method's failure to deliver low-cost housing (LCH) to low-income groups (LIGs) in developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to investigate critical failure factors (CFFs), and how they cause the failure of PPP-LCH program.

Design/methodology/approach

Grounded Theory methodology was used to gather and analyze the data in order to identify, categorize, and develop the logically causal relationships among CFFs that cause PPP-LCH program failure.

Findings

Ten CFFs in various phases of PPP-LCH project life cycle caused PPP-LCH program failure. Some CFFs resulted from ineffective PPP policy and strategy, while some were beyond the control of the project/program management team. These CFFs were inter-/intra-related to one another in a particular way.

Originality/value

Despite the increase in PPP-LCH projects/programs for LIGs in practice and the prevalence of failure, the studies of PPP-LCH project/program failure still suffer from insufficient conceptual clarity about the causes of these failures. The lessons learned, to some extent, help decision makers in both public and private sectors to reduce the probability of the PPP-LCH project/program failure by clearly explaining the nature of each CFF.

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Citation

Trangkanont, S. and Charoenngam, C. (2014), "Critical failure factors of public-private partnership low-cost housing program in Thailand", Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. 21 No. 4, pp. 421-443. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-04-2012-0038

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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