| 英文摘要 |
Researchers of public-private partnership (PPP) generally focus on system design and execution, and rarely on the effectiveness of the partnership. Partnership programs generally are highly social. Therefore, whether public private partnership truly fulfills the objective to ease government financial burden and increase service quality as theory or government itself claims, or what social traits it shows, are the key focuses of this paper. With the award winners of the 1st to 10th Golden Thumb Award as research subjects, this research aims to understand the effectiveness and issues of PPP via systematic survey and in-depth interviews. Research shows that PPP may achieve the following effectiveness: (1) economic benefit: increase efficiency and mitigate risks for the public sector and enhance social image and reputation for the private sector; (2) financial benefit: reduce financial burden of the public sector and diversify financial risks for the private sector; (3) societal benefit: enhance quality and professionalism of the public sector and expand the scope of social services. However, the most common issue during partnership is the differences in mutual understanding. Contract management is also a key factor in achieving the sustainability of the partnership. In sum, this research proposes three factors which affect the effectiveness of partnership: recognizing the characteristic of partnership, strengthening the understanding of the public sector towards the target and essences of partnership, and enhancing the capability of the public sector in long-term contract management. |