Edobor Arimoro Augustine
Lecturer in Law, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom; and Research Associate, Centre for Comparative Law in Africa, Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Public Works Manag Policy. 2022 Apr;27(2):108-126. doi: 10.1177/1087724X211059531.
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.
撒哈拉以南非洲地区（SSA）是世界上收入最低的地区，有相当数量的低收入国家。该地区面临着巨大的基础设施赤字挑战。近年来，该地区各国政府表示希望通过公私伙伴关系模式与私营部门合作，弥合基础设施资产方面的巨大差距。然而，冠状病毒（COVID - 19）大流行的出现导致了计划外的公共部门支出，给该地区各国带来了一种新的障碍需要跨越。因此，撒哈拉以南非洲地区的政府需要为私营部门在基础设施采购和维护方面的投资创造并维持有效的机会。本文采用了教义法学研究方法以及文献综述，来考察法律在为私营部门参与撒哈拉以南非洲地区后COVID - 19时代的基础设施融资和运营创造健康且可持续的商业环境中所起的作用。文章特别建议，制定立法以创造有利环境，为私营部门主导的公共基础设施采购筹集国内资本，并实施适合发展中经济体的战略，以便在私营部门支持的基础设施采购中取得成功。
