After more than a decade since the PPP's diffusion in Italy, inspired by foreign experiences, the empirical experiences have highlighted several gaps of the instrument with financial and managerial implications for the public sector. In particular the paper focuses attention on the diffusion and...

Co-production is an important strand of the current public services reform agenda across the World. Several authors and institutions argued that co-production concept has the potential to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public services becoming a key response to the need for the...

Legislators and industry leaders claim that patent strength in the United States has declined, causing firms to innovate in foreign countries. However, scholarship has largely dismissed the theory that foreign patents have any effect on where firms invent, considering that patent law is bound by...

Background. Diabetic chronic foot ulcers lead to pain, discomfort and represent a severe economic burden for patients and health systems. The increasing prevalence in diabetes, will lead a higher incidence and costs for Diabetic chronic foot ulcers in next years. Conventional treatment have a...

One of the chief anticompetitive effects of modern business lies in antitrust's blind spot. Platform-based companies (“platforms”) have innovated a business model whereby they offer consumers “free" and low-priced services in exchange for their personal information. With this data,...

The paper is the result of a series of reflections on the evolution of the perspectives of public management theories and the possible contribution given by the public value. In particular, it focuses on a common component observed in the reform processes, with the use of performance management....

This paper explores the implications of participatory budget (PB), inspired by insights and reflections on public governance, accountability, participation and inclusion of citizens in the local authority expenditure decisions. Nevertheless a certain criticism is coming from the literature about...