Public Service Company Economics and Management (2009/2010)

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Course code
4S00513
Name of lecturer
Giovanni Goldoni
Coordinator
Giovanni Goldoni
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5
Academic sector
SECS-P/08 - MANAGEMENT
Language of instruction
Italian
Location
VERONA
Period
1st semester dal Oct 1, 2009 al Dec 19, 2009.

Lesson timetable

Learning outcomes

Analysis of the evolution in the supply and management of public services, with particular emphasis on public utilities services supplied in liberalized markets and under private ownership; analysis of the main criteria applied in the regulation of tariffs and quality in the public utilities sector; implementation of efficiency and incentive regulation in the Health sector and Universities.

Syllabus

1.Assessment of the public service notion in legal and economic terms;
2.Current transformation in public utilities: energy and water supply, and waste collection and disposal;
3.Management of public services firm between market forces and regulation of access, price and quality;
4.Changes in the relation client-firm in public services;
5.Organization and regulation of Health and Universities in Italy.

Assessment methods and criteria

Final oral exam (students could ask for a written test.)

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