Decision-making on Large Infrastructure Projects: The Role of the Dutch Parliament
Abstract
The preparation and implementation of large infrastructure projects present many practical problems. Recent literature has devoted much attention to budget overruns and overestimation of returns, partly in relation to the presence of misinformation. In the Netherlands, the Parliamentary Commission on Infrastructure Projects (TCI) conducted an inquiry into the manner in which two large projects, the Betuwe Railway Line and the HSL Zuid High-Speed Railway link, had been prepared. In its final report, many shortcomings in the decision-making procedures were identified, particularly when seen from the perspective of the Lower House of the Dutch Parliament. The Commission has put forward an assessment framework for large infrastructure projects, intended to allow the Lower House greater influence over the decision-making processes and more control over their implementation. In this contribution, we examine the Commission's findings and identify a number of lessons with a normative character: How can the preparation and implementation of large infrastructure projects be improved? Finally, the relevance of the TCI proposals for countries other than the Netherlands is briefly addressed.
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Table 1 identifies all the issues involved with public sector projects after investigating various projects/samples from Bangladesh, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nigeria, the Netherlands, the OECD, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
“Table 1 identifies all the issues involved with public sector projects after investigating various projects/samples from Bangladesh, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nigeria, the Netherlands, the OECD, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam [9,27,34-41].”
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A lack of communication between parties is a barrier to a successful project.
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Background
- Authors
- Priemus, H.
- Affiliations
- Delft University of Technology (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Priemus, Hugo
- Venue
- Transportation Planning and Technology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2007-02
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 71-93
- ISSN
- 0308-1060 (ISSN-L)
- 1029-0354
- OpenAlex
- W2060311124
- Cited by
- 21
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Transportation Planning and Technology (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Construction Project Management and Performance
- Social Sciences › Transportation › transportation and logistics systems
- Social Sciences › Public Administration › Public Policy and Administration Research
- Keywords
- large-scale infrastructure projects, parliamentary decision-making, Dutch parliament, cost overruns, misinformation, lower house, lessons for other countries
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