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March 14, 2026Open Access

A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Municipal Infrastructure Asset Management System Adoption in South Africa, 2000–2024

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TNThandiwe NkosiPMPieter van der MerweKMK. Mokoena

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Overview

Quasi-experimental analysis reveals asset management adoption significantly reduces infrastructure failures in South Africa.

Key Points

  • To quantify the effect of formal asset management systems adoption on infrastructure performance in South African municipalities.
  • Utilized a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences design.
  • Analyzed a longitudinal panel dataset of municipal engineering records.
  • Estimated treatment effects with a two-way fixed effects model.
  • Formal AMS adoption led to an 18.2 percentage-point reduction in unplanned water infrastructure failures.
  • Financial capacity and institutional stability were key predictors of AMS adoption.
  • Political cycles had little effect on the adoption of AMS.

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Nkosi et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b4ba3618185d8a39802e76https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18972348
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