Apprentice Sorcerers. Evaluating the Programme Theory of Regulatory Governance in Italian Public Utilities

2017 ◽  
pp. 225-242
Author(s):  
Giulio Citroni ◽  
Marco Di Giulio ◽  
Maria Tullia Galanti ◽  
Andrea Lippi ◽  
Stefania Profeti
Keyword(s):  
Public Utilities ◽  
Programme Theory ◽  
Regulatory Governance

Management of Public Utilities – Key Facet of Public Administration

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 198-199
Author(s):  
Dr. R. Rajeswaran Dr. R. Rajeswaran ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Utilities

The Information Technology for Determining the Quality of Public Utilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 42-54
Author(s):  
Valentin A. Bagatsky ◽  
Alexey V. Bagatsky
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Public Utilities

Administrative Responsibility

1996 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 497-517
Author(s):  
Abdel Rahman Ahmed Abdel Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
General Term ◽  
Public Utilities ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Bureaucracy ◽  
Basic Services ◽  
Administrative Responsibility

Public bureaucracies, a general term including government agenciesand departments in the areas of public utilities, social services, regulatoryservices, security, and law enforcement, are indispensable to our welfare;we need them for the provision of these basic services. To provide theseservices, bureaucracies need such resources as power and money. Thepower of bureaucracies is compounded by their virtual monopoly of technicalexpertise, which puts bureaucrats at the forefront of public policymaking.Indispensable to our welfare though they are, public bureaucracies alsopose a potential threat. In view of the technical knowledge they have andtheir consequent important role in policy making, they may dominate publiclife. In other words, they may develop into a power elite and, as a result,act as masters of the public rather than as its servants. More disturbingly,they may not use the public trust to serve the public or respond to its needs.Still more disturbingly, they may breach the public trust or abuse the powerentrusted to them.All of these possibilities have given rise to a widespread fear ofbureaucracy. In some societies, this fear has reached pandemic levels.Fear of bureaucracy is not unwarranted; there is a consensus and concernin administrative and academic circles that the degree of bureaucraticaccountability has declined in both developed and developingcountries. A central issue with public bureaucracy has always beenhow to make it behave responsibly or in the public interest. Despite aplethora of mechanisms for ensuring administrative responsibility orbureaucratic responsiveness, many public bureaucracies may still be unresponsive and unaccountable ...

Regulatory Valuation of Public Utilities: A Case Study of the 20th Century

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Grout ◽  
Andrew Jenkins ◽  
Anna Zalewska
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Public Utilities
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document