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Mónica Reig is Associate Director of the Center for Public Governance (EsadeGov) and Director of the PARTNERS Programme at Esade Business & Law School, an initiative aiming at generating knowledge in the field of public-private partnerships, improving the interaction quality between the public and the private sector to create value. She is also member of the Research Group in Leadership and Innovation in Public Management (GLIGP). She is currently PhD candidate in Law and Political Science at the University of Barcelona. She holds a degree in Law from UNED, an Executive Master’s in Public Administration (EMPA) from Esade, and a specialization in Management Development from IESE. Mónica Reig primary research interests focus on the field of public-private partnerships and its impact for the creation of public value. Her research has been published in peer-review journals, reports, books’ chapters and she has also participated in several national and international conferences.
Despite the efforts devoted to open government, transparency is mainly considered an issue for public organizations. However, various tasks such as public services delivery and management are being increasingly privatized or outsourced to public-private partnerships (PPPs). Our study aims to contribute towards bridging this gap by answering two research questions: (1) What determines internal and external transparency in PPPs? and (2) To what extent does internal transparency contribute to external transparency? We answer these questions through a qualitative case study, consisting of 38 in-depth interviews, on the transparency in water provision and management in the city of Barcelona. We conclude that in the case of PPPs, even when the service provided is excellent, transparency goes beyond making data available; thus, politicians and managers must build a narrative around the data they provide that guides citizens and partners in their interpretation of the information. Furthermore, our results show that internal transparency influences external transparency.
Monica Reig; Mila Gasco-Hernandez; Marc Esteve. Internal and External Transparency in Public-Private Partnerships—The Case of Barcelona’s Water Provision. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1777 .
AMA StyleMonica Reig, Mila Gasco-Hernandez, Marc Esteve. Internal and External Transparency in Public-Private Partnerships—The Case of Barcelona’s Water Provision. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (4):1777.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMonica Reig; Mila Gasco-Hernandez; Marc Esteve. 2021. "Internal and External Transparency in Public-Private Partnerships—The Case of Barcelona’s Water Provision." Sustainability 13, no. 4: 1777.