This paper deals with the issue of the relationship between politics and public administrations adopting new public management criteria, or rather between political and managerial level , in order to identify the real capacity of public managers to carry out independent choices regarding...

One of the most important element in the analysis of public administration's performances is the management. In fact it is the connection point between objectives (fixed at political level) and the system of outputs and outcomes, achieved by public personnel at different levels. This is the main...

Over the last few decades, the Italian public administration has undergone significant reform, which aimed to rectify the structural defects in the system, leading to inefficiency in public management and an improper allocation and utilization of resources. The Italian legislator, following the...