- Bioinformatyka i biologia systemów, stacjonarne, pierwszego stopnia
- Informatyka, stacjonarne, pierwszego stopnia
- Matematyka, stacjonarne, pierwszego stopnia
- Bioinformatyka i biologia systemów, stacjonarne drugiego stopnia
- Informatyka, stacjonarne, drugiego stopnia
- Matematyka, stacjonarne, drugiego stopnia
Economics, Management and Politics of Local Public Services 1900-EMPLS-OG
Course Schedule:
- Introduction. Economies of Scale, Density and Scope in Local Services.
- Main issues in privatization and contracting: The Privatization/Contracting Out Debate.
- Factors explaining privatization and contracting, and its effects.
- Alternatives to privatization for Service Delivery: Mixed, Joint Approaches, and Amalgamation.
- Remunicipalization.
- Privatization, contracting and corruption.
Rodzaj przedmiotu
Tryb prowadzenia
Kryteria oceniania
Each student is expected to read the item(s) listed as 'required readings' for each session. The selection of
required reading(s) will be announced once the final size of the class is known.
In addition, students are expected to complete:
(1) A Final exam or a Class Presentation of a topic in the program.
(2) Participation in class discussions.
Grading: (1) Final Exam or Class presentation: 80%; (2) General class participation 20%;
Literatura
Introduction. Economies of Scale, Density and Scope in Local Services
Bel, G. 2013. “Local government size and efficiency in capital intensive services: What evidence is there on economies of scale, density and scope?”, in S. Lago-Peña & J. Martínez-Vázquez, eds., The challenge of local size. Cheltelham: Edward Elgar, 148-170
Dollery, Brain & Fleming, Euan. 2006. A Conceptual Note on Scale Economies, Size Economies and Scope Economies in Australian Local Government. Urban Policy and Research 24(2), 271–282.
Ostrom, Vincent, Tiebout, Charles M. & Warren, Robert. 1961. The organization of government in metropolitan areas: A theoretical inquiry. American Political Science Review 55(4): 831-842.
Main issues in privatization and contracting: The Privatization/Contracting Out Debate
Boyne, George A. 1998. “Bureaucratic theory meets reality: Public choice and service contracting in U.S. local government,” Public Administration Review, 58 (6), 474-484.
Factors explaining privatization and contracting, and its effects
Bel, Germà & Antón Costas. 2006. “Do public sector reforms get rusty?: Local privatization in Spain”, Journal of Policy Reform, 9 (1), 1-24.
Bel, Germà & Xavier Fageda. 2007, ''Why do local governments privatize public services? A survey of empirical studies”, Local Government Studies, 33(4), 517 - 534.
Bel, Germà & Xavier Fageda, 2017. “What have we learnt after three decades of empirical studies on factors driving local privatization?”, Local Government Studies, 43(4): 503-511
Bel, Germà & Mildred Warner. 2008. "Does privatization of solid waste and water services reduce costs? A review of empirical studies", Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 52(12), 1337-1348.
Dubin, Jeffrey A. & Peter Navarro (1988), “How markets for impure public goods organize: the case of household refuse collection,” Journal of Law, Economics & Organization, 4 (2), 217-241
Levin, Jonathan & Steven Tadelis. 2010. “Contracting for government services: Theory and evidence from U.S. cities”, Journal of Industrial Economics, 58 (3), 507-541.
Ohlsson, Henry (2003), “Ownership and production costs. Choosing between public production and contracting-out in the case of Swedish refuse collection,” Fiscal Studies, 24 (4), 451-476.
Stevens, Barbara J. (1978), “Scale, market structure, and the cost of refuse collection,” Review of Economics and Statistics, 60 (3), 438-448
Alternatives to privatization for Service Delivery: Mixed, Joint Approaches, and Amalgamation
Bel, Germà, Xavier Fageda & Melania Mur 2014. "Does cooperation reduce service delivery costs? Evidence from residential solid waste services”, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 24(1), 85-110
Bel, Germà and Mildred Warner. 2015, "Inter-municipal cooperation and costs: Expectations and evidence", Public Administration, 93(1), 52-67.
Bel, Germà & Marianna Sebö. Forthcoming. Does inter-municipal cooperation really reduce delivery costs? an empirical evaluation of the role of scale economies, transaction costs, and governance arrangements. Urban Affairs Review, forthcoming
Drew, Joseph, Eran Razin & Rhys Andrews. 2018. “Rhetoric in municipal amalgamations: a comparative analysis,” Local Government Studies, forthcoming
Swianiewicz, Paweł. 2010. “If Territorial Fragmentation is a Problem, is Amalgamation a Solution? An East European Perspective,” Local Government Studies 36(2), 183-203.
Swianiewicz, Pawel. 2018. “If territorial fragmentation is a problem, is amalgamation a solution? – Ten years later,” Local Government Studies 44(1), 1-10
Warner, Mildred E. & Amir Hefetz. 2008. “Managing Markets for Public Service: The Role of Mixed Public/Private Delivery of City Services,” Public Administration Review, 68(1):150-161.
Remunicipalization
Bel, G. Forthcoming. Public versus private water delivery, remunicipalization and water tariffs. Utilities Policy forthcoming
Hall, David, Emanuele Lobina, and Philipp Terhorst 2013. Re-municipalisation in the early 21st century: Water in France and energy in Germany, International Review of Applied Economics, 27(2): 193-214
Hefetz, Amir and Mildred Warner, 2004. “Privatization and Its Reverse: Explaining the Dynamics of the Government Contracting Process” Journal of Public Administration, Research and Theory 14(2): 171- 190
Privatization, contracting and corruption
Albalate, Daniel, Germà. Bel, Francisco González-Gómez & Andrés Picazo-Tadeo, 2017. “Weakening political connections by means of regulatory reform: Evidence from contracting out water services in Spain”, Journal of Regulatory Economics, 52(2): 211-235
Peña Miguel, Miguel & Beatriz Cuadrado-Ballesteros (2019). Is privatization related to corruption? An empirical analysis of European countries, Public Management Review, 21(1), 69-95.
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- Bioinformatyka i biologia systemów, stacjonarne, pierwszego stopnia
- Informatyka, stacjonarne, pierwszego stopnia
- Matematyka, stacjonarne, pierwszego stopnia
- Bioinformatyka i biologia systemów, stacjonarne drugiego stopnia
- Informatyka, stacjonarne, drugiego stopnia
- Matematyka, stacjonarne, drugiego stopnia
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