This paper aims at proposing an economic analysis of mixed enterprises in local utilities. We suggest that the public service concession to mixed enterprises could embody a noteworthy substitute to the traditional public provision and the concession to totally private enterprises. The starting...

Mixed enterprises, which are entities jointly owned by the public and private sector, are spreading all over Europe in local utilities. Well aware that in the vast majority of cases the preference of local authorities towards such governance structure is determined by practical reasons rather...

L’articolo intende esaminare le situazioni di potenziale conflitto tra politica industriale e politica della concorrenza. Ciò in quanto se promuovere la capacità di un sistema industriale di generare stabilmente progresso scientifico e tecnologico rappresenta una priorita' strategica, non si...