An economic analysis of the public-private-community partnership: the case of solid waste management
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Paper/Presentation Title | An economic analysis of the public-private-community partnership: the case of solid waste management |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | |
Author | Alam, Khorshed |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 37th Australian Conference of Economists (ACE 2008) |
ERA Conference ID | 50287 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2008 |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Australia |
ISBN | 9780959180640 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.ace08.com.au |
Conference/Event | 37th Australian Conference of Economists (ACE 2008) |
Australian Conference of Economists | |
Event Details | 37th Australian Conference of Economists (ACE 2008) Event Date 30 Sep 2008 to end of 04 Oct 2008 Event Location Gold Coast, Australia |
Event Details | Australian Conference of Economists ACE |
Abstract | This paper assesses the economic efficiency of the public-private-community partnership in urban solid waste management in Dhaka City. Waste Concern, a local non-government organization, trialled a partnership approach by integrating all the key stakeholders involved with waste generation, management and disposal in order to improve services and enhance living conditions. The conventional approach of solid waste management is based on the concept of 'collection-transport-dumping of waste', whilst this new approach demonstrates that recycling and composting can be a viable option to turn waste into treasure and achieve sustainability. This paper, based on the successful pilot program at the micro level in a Dhaka City suburb, builds a macro model for the city and provides an economic analysis of its social desirability. The analysis reveals conditions under which the economic benefits of the partnership model exceed its costs. |
Keywords | cost-benefit analysis; Dhaka City; sustainability; urban solid waste management |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 380105. Environment and resource economics |
330404. Land use and environmental planning | |
380114. Public economics - publicly provided goods | |
Public Notes | Author retains copyright. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Accounting, Economics and Finance |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yx51/an-economic-analysis-of-the-public-private-community-partnership-the-case-of-solid-waste-management
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