Public-Private Partnerships in Fragile States: Reflection on the practice, challenges and opportunities in Somaliland
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This paper largely draws from the experiences of the DfID-funded Sustainable Employment and Economic Development (SEED) programme implemented in Somalia. It seeks to shed light on Public Private Partnership (PPP) in fragile states to justify the continued dialogue on the viability of the PPP approach in enhancing governance and service delivery in public institutions and sustaining them towards economic development in Somalia. The thrust of this paper is that public and private sector partnership if enhanced in Somalia will create incremental effect to development which can later on be strengthened by a stable and credible polity. The operational thesis is that PPP can rely on existing structures and resources (local and external) to improve the deteriorated situation in Somalia but with a strong resolve to strengthen these structures for posterity.
The paper introduces various conceptual frameworks on PPP, advanced by scholars in the last decade. It also presents a variety of thoughts on the subject for purpose of getting insights into how the concept has been practiced in selected parts of the world.
It explores the pros and cons of public private sector collaboration and examines its application in Somalia. From a practical perspective a review of PPP implemented under the SEED programme is presented while exploring the opportunities to enhance the limited success so far experienced after implementation. In the final analysis, the paper presents suggestions on how to improve the investment environment as pertaining to PPP in order to contribute to sustainable economic development.