Private sector investment in infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa post-COVID-19: the role of law

Arimoro, AE ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8698-9328, 2021. Private sector investment in infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa post-COVID-19: the role of law. Public Works Management and Policy. ISSN 1087-724X

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Abstract

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the lowest income region of the world with a considerable number of low-income countries. The region is challenged by a massive infrastructure deficit. In recent years, the governments of the countries in the region have expressed the desire to bridge the huge gap in infrastructure assets through a partnership with the private sector using the public-private partnership model. However, the advent of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which has resulted in unplanned public sector expenditure poses a new kind of hurdle to climb for states in the region. As such, there is a need for governments in SSA to create and sustain efficient opportunities for private sector investment in infrastructure procurement and maintenance. This article adopted the doctrinal legal research method as well as review of literature in the examination of the role of law in creating a healthy and sustainable business environment for private sector participation in infrastructure financing and operation in a post-COVID-19 era in the SSA region. The article recommends among others, the enactment of legislation to create an enabling environment for raising domestic capital for the purposes of private sector–led public infrastructure procurement as well as the implementation of strategies suited for developing economies to attain successful outcomes in private sector backed infrastructure procurement.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Public Works Management and Policy
Creators:	Arimoro, A.E.
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Date:	29 December 2021
ISSN:	1087-724X
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1177/1087724x211059531 DOI 1505173 Other
Rights:	© The Author(s) 2021. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Law School
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	09 Feb 2022 11:18
Last Modified:	09 Feb 2022 11:18
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/45578

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