School of Traffic & Transportation Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Hu Nan, China.
PLoS One. 2022 Sep 13;17(9):e0274002. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274002. eCollection 2022.
The impact of collusion during the bidding processes of Chinese government investment projects is a major concern in academic and policy circles, as collusion breeds corruption and destroys the credibility of governments. Furthermore, it negatively impacts successful project completion, leading to cost overruns and the illegitimate enrichment of colluding agents, regardless of the intended social benefits. Using data from 166 selected regional policy implementations as the research sample, this paper uses the fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis method to conduct a group analysis of typical cases. The purpose of this study is to identify and better understand the cooperative regional policy implementation environments in China and to identify effective methods to improve the governance quality of collusion controls in construction investment project bidding processes. Five key control paths are identified, covering 94% of the cases. It is also found that in lower social collusion situations, reasonable market competition regulations can directly reduce collusive behavior. The research results will help the government to formulate more adaptive control policies and promote high-quality development of government investment projects.
串通投标对中国政府投资项目招标过程的影响是学术界和政策界关注的主要问题，因为串通投标滋生腐败，破坏政府的公信力。此外，它还会对项目的成功完成产生负面影响，导致成本超支和串通代理的非法致富，而不管社会利益如何。本文使用 166 个选定的区域政策实施数据作为研究样本，采用模糊集定性比较分析方法对典型案例进行了群组分析。本研究的目的是识别和更好地理解中国合作区域政策实施环境，并确定有效方法来提高建设投资项目招标过程中串通控制的治理质量。确定了五条关键的控制路径，涵盖了 94%的案例。研究还发现，在社会串通程度较低的情况下，合理的市场竞争规则可以直接减少串通行为。研究结果将有助于政府制定更具适应性的控制政策，促进政府投资项目的高质量发展。
