Factor analysis of the causes of conflict in public-private partnership infrastructure projects in Ghana

![CDATA[Over the last couple of years, many governments in developing countries are increasingly adopting the public-private partnership (PPP) concept and Ghana is of no exception. The PPP concept has been used for some public infrastructure including water, ports and power plants. However, one of the critical risk factors that have been mentioned by many past studies is conflict between project parties. Conflict between stakeholders in PPPs have resulted in delay and distress of many PPP projects in Ghana. Therefore, this study aims to examine the major causes of conflict in PPP arrangement in Ghana. A list of causes of conflicts was derived through a comprehensive review of relevant literature. Questionnaire survey was conducted with PPP experts in Ghana. Further, the factor analysis technique was used to analyze the survey responses. Results show that the causes of conflicts in PPP arrangement in Ghana can be grouped into five unrelated categories, namely, Poor community relationship and engagement, Poor contractual agreement and political interference, Lack of knowledge on PPP project governance, Low level of interaction among key project parties and Poor leadership. It is believed that the outputs of this study will help investors and government agencies in assessing and reviewing the potential conflicting factors in their projects.]]