Public-private partnership for housing construction projects a comparative analysis of the success factors between Malaysia and Nigeria

Abstract

Public-private partnership (PPP) has become a popular strategy for housing construction projects due to financial resource constraint and inefficiency of the public sector particularly in the developing countries of the world. However, numerous studies have attributed the success of PPP projects to the contextual peculiarities of different administrative settings. This case study research aims to undertake a comparative analysis of the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) of PPP for housing construction projects between Malaysia and Nigeria. The study reveals that while "equitable risk allocation", "stable political system", and "reputable developer" are the most critical success factors in Nigeria, "action against errant developer", "consistent monitoring", and "house buyer's demand" are found to be the most important factors that influenced the success the PPP housing construction projects in Malaysia. The findings of the study revealed the contextual predictors that influences the success of PPP for housing construction in the two countries. The authors concluded that although the PPP strategy was applied in housing construction projects in the two cases examined, the comparative importance of the CSFs for Nigeria differs from that of Malaysia due to differences in contextual peculiarities in the two countries.