The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in the Philippines: Lessons from a White Elephant Project

• Main Authors: Mendoza, Ronald U, Paras, Yla Gloria Marie P, Bertulfo, Donald Jay M
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2016
• Subjects: Nuclear power; white elephant; BNPP; Public Administration; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/70; https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2833766
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In public policy literature, white elephant projects are described as large-scale investment ventures which do not only crowd-out funds from smaller-scale investment opportunities, but also lead to negative social returns. This case study briefly sketches recent literature and information on white e...