Lectures

A globally widespread new form of public service provision is Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), mainly in the infrastructure sector but not only. More generally, a very important reform that has taken place internationally in public administration during the last 20 years is the reformation of the ways of providing public services. Combined with the decentralization that has taken place worldwide, both in developed and developing countries, the emphasis has moved on the one hand to the local level and therefore to local public services and on the other hand to improving the quality of services provided and reducing costs, data and the fiscal problems in many countries.

In the above context, the purpose of the course is to introduce students to the philosophy and techniques/mechanisms of the alternative provision of local public services, through a variety of partnerships with the private and social sectors of the economy.

Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to possess:

Knowledge: to be able to understand: the rationale and necessity of exploring alternative approaches to local service delivery. How to face the challenges associated with the development of partnerships with agencies and organizations, in the context of improving the provision of local services.

Skills in applying a range of alternative delivery techniques and mechanisms that can be used to restructure and redesign a local service.

Skills related to the framework for assessing constraints in the provision of local services and designing alternative solutions

Decision making

Autonomous Work

Promotion of free, creative and inductive thinking

1. The general context of public cooperation with the private sector and historical review

2. The "entrepreneurial state": arguments for and against

3. Typology of public services according to their geographical scope and degree of "publicity"

4. Distinction between provision and production, and what this implies for the provision of public services

5. The models of providing public services: public, private and mixed model

6. The framework of the European Union: Services of general interest

7. The various forms of alternative provision of local services

8. Issues of financing the provision of local public services: general principles and criteria

9. The financing of local services with user fees

10. Public-private partnership case studies

11. Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs): conceptual framework

12. Public-Private Partnerships (PPP): institutional and empirical framework

13. Public-Private Partnerships (PPP): implementation in Greece

- Evaluation Language: Greek

Assessment method: Formative

(a) Written progress (30%)

(b) Written assignment (10%)

(c) Final written examination (60%)

which include:

Multiple choice questions

Short answer questions

Solving problems related to business decisions

Benchmarking theory elements

1. Mazzucato, M. (2015), The business state, Athens: Kritiki

2. Colander David C. (2021) - Papadas Christos, Kontsas Stamatis Ed.), Microeconomics: A Multiprismatic Approach, Athens: Kritiki