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{"title":"Private Sector Investment in Infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa Post-COVID-19: The Role of Law.","authors":"Augustine Edobor Arimoro","doi":"10.1177/1087724X211059531","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1087724X211059531","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>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.</p>","PeriodicalId":45483,"journal":{"name":"Public Works Management & Policy","volume":"27 2","pages":"108-126"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8984591/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9900948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From the Editor","authors":"R. Little","doi":"10.1177/1087724X221086765","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X221086765","url":null,"abstract":"The current number has four articles and four book reviews. The first two articles address the question of sustainable development. In the first article, Marta G, Rivera-Ferre questions the assumption that export-oriented aquaculture and agriculture, in a framework of liberalization policies, facilitates economic growth and is associated with poverty reduction and the improvement of food security. In her article, ‘‘Can Export-oriented aquaculture in developing countries be sustainable and promote sustainable development? The shrimp case,’’ Rivera-Ferre uses shrimp aquaculture oriented towards export to show the negative effects of this industry on local populations and the environment. The second article could be thought of as a sequel to the article by Peter J. Li, ‘‘Exponential Growth, Animal Welfare, Environmental and Food Safety Impact: The Case of China’s Livestock Production,’’ published in the previous issue. In the current issue, He Mao and Chen Juan raise the question as to why Chinese corporations do not assume their corporate environmental responsibility (CER) to mitigate the environmental pollution caused by the rapid economic growth that China is experiencing. In ‘‘Sustainable Development and Corporate Environmental Responsibility: Evidence from Chinese Corporations,’’ the authors first examine the various current theories about what motivates (or should motivate) corporations to exercise their responsibility to avoid environmental pollution. Then they argue that because of the tremendous pressure on corporations, they must adopt a competitive strategy of cost cutting that makes them limited in resources, such as money, employees, information, or added value, making it difficult for them to comply with their environmental responsibility. Therefore, the Chinese government has a heavy duty to help corporations respond to their CER. In the third article, Nina E. Cohen, Frans W. A. Brom, and Elsbeth N. Stassen use the case of resistance to the culling of healthy animals in an animal disease epidemic to present and defend the theoretical framework of an empirical model to describe people’s fundamental moral attitudes (FMAs) to animals, the stratification of FMAs in society and the role of FMAs in making judgments about the morality of the recent culling practice. In ‘‘Fundamental moral attitudes to animals and their role in judgment: An empirical model to","PeriodicalId":45483,"journal":{"name":"Public Works Management & Policy","volume":"27 1","pages":"107 - 107"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43253114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book Review: Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula","authors":"R. Little","doi":"10.1177/1087724X221086764","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X221086764","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45483,"journal":{"name":"Public Works Management & Policy","volume":"27 1","pages":"211 - 215"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44537719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sustainability, Gender Equity, and Air Transport: Planning a Stronger Future","authors":"D. Leuenberger, Rebecca K. Lutte","doi":"10.1177/1087724X221075044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X221075044","url":null,"abstract":"In 2015, the United Nations member states unanimously adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a part the Agenda for Sustainable Development, with a target completion date of 2030. Of these, (9) Industry Innovation and Infrastructure, (12) Responsible Production and Consumption, and (13) Climate Change have direct links to transportation and to aviation. One goal, (5) Gender Equality has especially powerful connections to and impacts on air transport. This paper will discuss the relationship between sustainability, gender equity, and air transport and make recommendations for a future of transport that is economically, socially, financially, and environmentally more sustainable.","PeriodicalId":45483,"journal":{"name":"Public Works Management & Policy","volume":"27 1","pages":"238 - 251"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47995125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What Difference Does Time Make? Analysis of Driver Behaviors Before and After Toll Implementation","authors":"J. Yusuf, David Chapman, Lenahan L. O'Connell, Meagan M. Jordan, Khairul A. Anuar","doi":"10.1177/1087724X211068849","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X211068849","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines if and how drivers respond to tolls differently after implementation by analyzing drivers’ intention to pay tolls and toll avoidance behaviors. We apply the Theory of Planned Behavior to connect intention to pay and avoidance behavior to three categories of predictors: attitudes toward tolls, perceptions of toll benefits, and ability to pay. Since the theory does not explicitly consider factors such as past experience and changes in the decision-making process over time, we utilize three analytical approaches to examine: (1) if time affects intention to pay tolls and toll avoidance behavior; (2) pathways through which time makes a difference, and (3) how factors influencing intention behaviors change pre- and post-toll implementation. We find that time does in fact matter; there are direct and indirect pathways through which time makes a difference and time changes the strength of the relationships between intention to pay and behavior.","PeriodicalId":45483,"journal":{"name":"Public Works Management & Policy","volume":"27 1","pages":"184 - 210"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44945755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Structuring Public–Private Partnerships for Public Value: Analysis of Two Transportation Infrastructure Case Studies","authors":"M. Mayer, J. Yusuf","doi":"10.1177/1087724X221075010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X221075010","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines public–private partnerships (PPPs) in terms of providing public value and analyzes the structuring of PPP contractual agreements to achieve public values of accountability, transparency, responsibility, responsiveness, and quality. We focus on transportation PPP projects utilizing case studies of the I-495 and I-95 PPP projects in northern Virginia. Review of contractual documents governing the PPPs and analysis of supplemental data related to PPP outcomes is conducted. We examine the creation and maintenance of public value through the process and performance elements of the contractual agreement. Study findings provide insight into how the roles, relationships, and interactions of the public and private partners, reflected in process and performance elements, are incorporated into agreements to ensure public value.","PeriodicalId":45483,"journal":{"name":"Public Works Management & Policy","volume":"27 1","pages":"295 - 314"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41920632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Converting Existing General-Purpose Lanes to High-Occupancy/Toll Lanes: An Exploratory Evaluation","authors":"P. DeCorla-Souza","doi":"10.1177/1087724X221075063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X221075063","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a policy-level financial evaluation of options to mitigate congestion on metropolitan freeways where expanding capacity is difficult due to cost or environmental constraints. The options involve converting general-purpose lanes to priced High-Occupancy/Toll (HOT) lanes in combination with incentivized ridesharing. We estimate the financial impacts on a hypothetical 6-lane freeway (i.e., with 3 lanes per direction). The results of the analysis suggest that the options can generate sufficient revenue to support operations and may also generate surplus revenues to fund capital costs.","PeriodicalId":45483,"journal":{"name":"Public Works Management & Policy","volume":"27 1","pages":"425 - 445"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41321280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book Review: Boosting a New West: Pacific Coast Expositions, 1905-1916","authors":"John C. Putnam","doi":"10.1177/1087724X211060578","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X211060578","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45483,"journal":{"name":"Public Works Management & Policy","volume":"27 1","pages":"98 - 101"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42023541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From the Editor","authors":"R. Little","doi":"10.1177/1087724x211060585","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724x211060585","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45483,"journal":{"name":"Public Works Management & Policy","volume":"27 1","pages":"3 - 4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49277893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Don’t Pass Deferred Maintenance Costs to the Next Generation! The Effects of Politics on State Highway Maintenance Spending","authors":"Jiseul Kim","doi":"10.1177/1087724X211047247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X211047247","url":null,"abstract":"Routine maintenance spending for public infrastructure is critical for reducing life-cycle costs, and improving asset preservation and quality. Yet, states focus more on building new roads and expansion than maintaining existing assets’ conditions. Deferred maintenance costs are transferred to the future taxpayers, and they will eventually pay the expensive price. So far, there is little academic endeavor to examine the determinants of state and local routine maintenance spending. This study uses a panel data analysis covering 47 states from 1995 to 2009 to examine the effects of politics on state highway routine maintenance spending. The study finds that political incentive and conflict are key factors delaying state highway routine maintenance spending. The re-election-minded governors and legislatures tend to allocate less funding to maintenance to satisfy the current taxpayers. The study further finds that politically-divided states spend less on highway maintenance due to higher transaction costs in the policy-making process.","PeriodicalId":45483,"journal":{"name":"Public Works Management & Policy","volume":"27 1","pages":"127 - 151"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46961308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}